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Recalls

April 19, 1990
Hazard:

This infant cushion is being recalled because of a suffocation risk to infants.

Remedy:

AAFES and the Commission staff urge consumers who have these cushions to stop using them immediately. Authorized exchange customers should return the cushions to any exchange for a refund of the purchase price.

Units:

Approximately 11,000

April 19, 1990
Hazard:

These infant bean bag cushions are being voluntarily recalled because of a suffocation risk.

Remedy:

Both manufacturers and the Commission staff urge consumers to stop using these products immediately.

Consumers who would like to receive a free infant product in exchange for the bean bag cushion should cut a 6" square from the product's cover. Return the fabric square and the paper tag with the manufacturer's name to the address listed below:

For Support Sack, send to: Gold, Inc., 4999 Oakland, Denver, CO 80239.

For Cozy Cushion, send to: Pinky Baby Products, 8450 Westpark, Suite 104, Houston, TX 77063.

Units:

Approximately 146,000

April 19, 1990
Hazard:

This infant cushion is being recalled because of an alleged suffocation hazard to young infants (under 6 months of age) who are left to sleep on the product. 

Remedy:

Hollander Home Fashions and the CPSC staff urge consumers to stop using these products immediately. Consumers who have this product may return the paper tag with the manufacturer's name, along with a 6" x 6" piece of fabric cut from the cover, to the following address to receive a free infant quilt:
Cushion/Quilt Exchange, Hollander Home Fashions Corporation, 350 Central Avenue Newark, NJ 07103.

Or, return the product directly to the place of purchase for a refund.

Units:

Approximately 467,000

Consumer Contact:
Phone: (800) 233-7666
April 19, 1990
Hazard:

This infant cushion is being recalled because of a suffocation risk to infants.

Remedy:

J.C. Penney and CPSC staff urge consumers to stop using the above listed products immediately and return them to any J. C. Penney store for a full refund.

Units:

Approximately 4,700

April 18, 1990
Hazard:

These wooden trains are being recalled because of small parts which could detach and become a choking hazard to young children.

Remedy:

Consumers are urged to take these toys away from young children immediately. Consumers owning either the Goods Train or the Alphabetic Spelling Train should return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers who purchased either wooden train from Oriental by direct mail catalog may return them to the company at 4206 South 108th Street, Omaha, NE 68137 for a refund plus postage. 

Consumer Contact:
Phone: (800) 327-9678
April 18, 1990
Hazard:

The mixer on the cement truck may detach posing a choking hazard to young children.

Remedy:

Consumers are urged to take these toys away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.

Units:

40,000

April 16, 1990
Hazard:

Two components (a balloon and a squeaker) could become detached and pose a fatal choking hazard to young children.

Remedy:

Consumers are urged to take these toys away from young children and return them to the retailer where purchased for a refund of the purchase price.

Units:

40,000

Consumer Contact:
Phone: (401) 272-1500
April 12, 1990
Hazard:

The pacifiers could present a fatal suffocation or strangulation hazard. They lack ventilation holes in the guards or shields as required by federal law to prevent suffocation, and they also lack the required warning statement.

Remedy:

Consumers who bought #1852037 pacifiers without the ventilation holes should take the pacifier away from infants immediately and return it to an Odd Lots or Big Lots Store for a refund of the purchase price.

Units:

47,520

Consumer Contact:
Phone: (614) 278-6800
April 10, 1990
Hazard:

The gym sets haven't been retrofitted with glide guards to prevent potential finger amputations and lacerations.

Remedy:

If you have one of the models listed above, and it has not been equipped with a glide guard, please help prevent further injuries. Stop using and discard or destroy the product. The firm is out of business and the repair program is no longer available.

Units:

Approximately 370,000

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