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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 |
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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99-127 06/24/99 |
Swimming Pool Dive Sticks made of hard plastic that can cause rectal or vaginal impalement Several brands |
Children can fall or land on a dive stick and suffer rectal or vaginal impalement. 19 million units 9 impalements 3 other injuries |
Throw out hard plastic dive sticks or return to retailer for refund or repair. |
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99-054 1/21/99 99-167 9/2/99 |
Flammable Spray String Brands: Party Time "Happy String" KMC USA Inc. "Crazy Ribbon" and "Crazy String" imported by Stelex Enterprises, Major Import, and LeSa Yang Family Ltd. |
The propellant is extremely flammable, creating a serious risk of burn injuries when sprayed near an open flame. More than 1 million units; 3 burn injuries |
Return to retailer for refund |
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99-129 6/24/99 |
Star Wars Lightsaber without battery protector (sold before July 1999) Brand: Hasbro, Inc. Pawtucket, RI Lightsabers currently being sold with the sticker "Now with battery protector" are not part of this recall. |
Spring in battery compartment can dislodge, causing batteries to overheat or rupture, causing burns to consumers. 618,000 units; 38 overheating incidents, 6 ruptured batteries, 3 minor burns, 1 eye irritation |
Repair Call firm (888) 690-6141 |
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99-086 3/25/99 |
Blue's Clues Toy Notebooks with sharply bent coil ends that can break off Colorbok of Dexter, MI Blue's Clues Toy Notebooks currently being sold and marked "Version 2" on the back cover or lower edge of the packaging are not part of this recall. |
The ends of the notebooks' coils can break off, presenting a small parts choking hazard to children. 3.8 million units 4 incidents, no injuries |
Replacement coil Call firm: (877) 677-4725 |
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99-168 9/2/99 |
Precious Moments Tender Tails Stuffed toys with pompoms Enesco Corp. of Itasca, IL |
The pompoms on these toys can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. 472,000 units 3 detached pompoms; no injuries |
Cut off pompoms and send to firm for replacement toy: Enesco PO Box 499 Itasca, IL 60143-0499 (800) 632-7968 |
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99-009 10/15/98 |
Xylophone Mallets with small rounded ends sold with individual xylophones and in Little Ones infant musical gift sets. Playwell Toy Inc. of Lake Forest, CA |
The rounded ends of the xylophone mallets can get stuck in the throat of a young child. 350,000 units 1 serious injury |
Replacement mallet Call firm: (877) PLAY-WELL |
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99-153 8/5/99 |
Pooh Poppin' Piano toy piano with serial numbers starting with "WT" or "CO15D" (sold before September 1999) Tiger Electronics Ltd. Vernon Hills, IL |
Green "leafy" top of carrot-shaped microphone can break off, posing a choking hazard 202,000 units 3 broken parts; no injuries |
Replacement Call firm: (888) 748-2860 |
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99-160 08/19/99 |
Bug's Life Flashlights distributed as a premium with cereal General Mills Minneapolis, MN |
The flashlight can short circuit and become very hot when turned on, posing a risk of burns. 139,000 units 3 reports of overheating |
Remove and discard batteries, and mail flashlight to get free boxes of cereal and reimbursement for postage: General Mills PO Box 2141 Milaca, MN 56353-2141 |
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99-162 8/27/99 |
Activity Trays and Bath Sets with suction cups Brands: Graco and Children On The Go Graco Children's Products Inc. Elverson, PA |
Suction cups can detach, presenting a choking hazard to young children. 100,000 units 4 reports of children starting to choke |
Free repair kit Call firm (800) 446-1366 |
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99-006 10/8/98 |
Inflatable Baby Floats for swimming pools Brand: "Splash Club" Kmart Corporation Troy, MI |
The seat of the pool toy can tear at the seam causing children to unexpectedly fall into the water and possibly drown. 114,000 units 1 report of a child falling into water; no injuries |
Return to Kmart store for refund. |
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99-032 12/03/98 |
Plastic Toy Storage Chest without lid-support device Iris U.S.A. Inc. Pleasant Prairie, WI |
These chests lack a lid-support device, do not have adequate ventilation when the lid is closed, and have latches that secure the lids. Children could be entrapped and suffocate. 100,000 units; no injuries |
Return to store where purchased for a refund. |
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99-074 3/8/99 |
VeggieTales' Dave and the Giant Pickle Playset Chariot Victor Publishing Colorado Springs, CO |
Six of the figurines have plastic plugs in their base that can come out, presenting a small parts choking hazard. The "French Peas" figurine also poses a choking hazard because of its size and shape 44,000 units 1 report of a child who put a plug from the playset in his mouth |
Return figurines to firm for free replacement figurines: Chariot Victor Publishing 4050 Lee Vance View Colorado Springs, CO 80918 |
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.