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CPSC News Release |
Product and Firm | Problem | Remedy |
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99-036 12/22/98 00-022 12/1/99 |
Toy Basketball Nets with nets that come unhooked or with knots that slide. Brands: Ohio Art Little Tikes Today's Kids Fisher-Price Franklin Sports Huffy Sports Lifetime Products Sold from 1976 through 1998 (depending upon brand) |
Children can strangle on loops or openings in the nets that come unhooked from the rim or have knots that slide. 11 million units 21 incidents; 1 death |
Throw away old nets and get new nets. Call: Ohio Art: (800) 641-6226 Little Tikes: (800) 321-0183 Today's Kids: (800) 916-8697 Fisher-Price: (888) 229-4555 Franklin Sports: (877) 730-1962 Huffy Sports: (800) 558-5234 Lifetime Products: (800) 242-3865 |
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00-046 12/27/99 00-058 1/27/00 |
Pokemon Balls included with Burger King kids meals Burger King Corporation Burger King restaurants distributed Pokemon balls inside Burger King kids meals from November through December 1999 |
The "Pokemon" ball may pose a suffocation hazard to children under 3 years of age if either half of the ball gets stuck on the child's face, covering the nose and mouth. 25 million units 2 deaths several non-suffocation incidents |
Take "Pokemon" balls away from children under 3 years old; return to Burger King restaurant for free small order of french fries. |
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00-134 6/27/00 |
Sky Dancers Flying Dolls Styles: Pretty Lights Sky Dancers, Mini-Sky Dancers, Fairy Flyers Galoob Toys Inc. San Francisco, CA Sold from November 1994 through June 2000 |
The hard plastic dolls can fly rapidly in unpredictable directions and can hit and injure children and adults. 8.9 million units 150 injuries: eye injuries including scratched corneas and incidents of temporary blindness, broken teeth, mild concussion, broken rib, and facial lacerations |
Return flying dolls to receive a product of equal value. Call firm: (877) 598-5599 |
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00-148 7/21/00 |
Xylophone Mallets from Stand-Up 'N Play Tables Shelcore Inc. Somerset, NJ Sold from March 1996 through March 1999. |
Mallet can be lodged into the throat of a young child, posing a choking hazard. 124,000 units one report of mallet jammed into throat of 13-month-old boy |
Free replacement mallet Call firm (800) 777-0453 |
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00-147 7/21/00 |
Wiggle Waggle Caterpillar with small balls attached to the toy Child Guidance New York, NY Sold from May 1998 through June 2000 |
The small balls attached to the toy present a choking hazard. 1 million units 1 death 2 reports of children who started to choke on the ball from this toy |
Send back toy to receive a toy of similar value Call firm: (877) 586-1006 |
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00-162 8/10/00 |
KFC Tangled Treeples Toy container KFC Corporation Louisville, KY KFC restaurants included the toy with KFC Kids Meals from June 2000 through July 2000 |
Container can fit over a child's nose and mouth, posing a suffocation hazard to children under 3 years of age. 425,000 units 1 incident |
Discard container or return it to KFC restaurant for an individual-sized side item such as macaroni and cheese |
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00-164 8/16/00 01-050 12/8/00 |
Busy Poppin Pals with small springs inside.
The toy features animal characters or Sesame Street characters. All of the recalled products say "Made in China."
Playskool Pawtucket, RI Sold from January 1994 through November 2000 |
Small springs inside can break loose, posing a choking and laceration hazard to young children. 590,000 units 24 reports of springs breaking; 5 children put broken springs in mouths, resulting in 2 lacerations. |
Replacement toy Call firm: (877) 518-9743 |
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00-171 8/29/00 |
Fazoli's Pasta Pals container Fazoli's Management Inc. Lexington, Kentucky Fazoli's restaurants included Pasta Pals toys with Fazoli's Kids Meals from January 2000 through August 2000 |
Container can fit over a child's nose and mouth, which could pose a suffocation hazard to children under 3 years of age. 310,000 units 1 report of a child putting container over his mouth |
Discard container or return it to Fazoli's restaurant for free Italian Lemon Ice. |
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00-177 8/31/00 |
Battery-powered toy riding vehicles with battery chargers. Model names: Prowler, Dodge Ram, Corvette, SPX Motorcycle, Honda Tek Nek Toys Mokena, IL Sold from July 1998 through April 2000 |
Battery charger or wires can overheat, presenting fire and injury hazards to children. 294,000 units 17 reports of battery chargers and wires overheating; 2 burns to hands while unplugging or charging the vehicles. |
Replacement battery charger Call firm: (877) 446-7719 |
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00-176 8/31/00 |
Battery-powered Toy Ride-On Vehicle with battery charger. Marketed as "Power Drivers" or "Buddy L" Empire Industries Tarboro, NC Sold from July 1995 through December 1997 |
Battery charger can overheat, presenting fire and injury hazards to children. 113,000 units 100 reports of chargers overheating; 5 house fires resulted in at least $100,000 damage; 2 burns to hands from overheated chargers |
Replacement charger adapter with overcurrent fuse.
Call firm (800) 872-1869 |
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00-175 8/31/00 |
Battery-powered Toy Ride-On Vehicle "Power Wheels Harley-Davidson" motorcycle Fisher-Price East Aurora, NY Sold from September 1999 through August 2000 |
Foot pedals, which activate the ride-on toy, can stick in the "on" position and children can be injured when the motorcycle fails to stop and strikes other objects. 218,000 units 9 reports of foot pedal sticking; 1 injury |
Repair kit for foot pedal. Call firm: (888) 289-9292 |
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00-181 9/14/00 |
Klackeroo toy sold in toy and mass merchandise stores, including Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart, from October 1997 through September 2000 Playskool Pawtucket, RI |
Knobs can detach and allow small, geometric-shaped pieces to come loose, posing a choking hazard to infants and young children. 550,000 units 10 reports of knobs detaching to release small parts, including 4 reports of a small part being found in the mouth of an infant or young child. |
Replacement toy Call firm: (888) 671-9764 |
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01-051 12/8/00 |
LeapFrog "Alphabet Pal" electronic pull toy sold from June 1999 through November 2000 Knowledge Kids Enterprises Inc. Emeryville, CA |
When the red plastic connector on the pull string is pulled apart, the end pieces pose a choking hazard to young children. 500,000 units 9 reports of the red plastic connector detaching |
Cut the red plastic connector off of the strings on this toy. Information: (877) 477-6641 |
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01-049 12/7/00 |
"Kent Kickin' Mini-Scooters" sold at Toys R Us stores nationwide from May 2000 through September 2000. Kent International Inc. Parsippany, NJ |
The scooter handles can unexpectedly come out of the steering column, causing the rider to lose control, fall, and suffer injuries. 90,000 units 4 injuries, including broken arms, bruises, abrasions, and cracked tooth. |
Replacement handlebar Call Kent (800) 451-5368 |
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01-049 12/7/00 |
"Kash 'N Gold Racer X2O Scooters" sold at Discovery and Mervyn's stores from August 2000 through September 2000 Kash 'N Gold Ltd. Ronkonkoma, NY |
The scooter's plastic "T" joint between the handlebars can break, causing the rider to lose control, fall, and suffer injuries. 7,500 units 2 children suffered injuries. |
Refund or new scooter with metal "T" joint Return to store. |
NOTE: Products listed above may have already been repaired or there may be similar products that do not have the identified problems. For assistance in identifying recalled products, call the manufacturer listed or the CPSC toll-free Hotline at 800-638-2772.