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NEWS from CPSC1 {) \0 M7 |4 b1 @0 v
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission5 E+ p' k: A2 ] _- M6 v) X% S8 o
Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
+ i4 \9 N7 \4 qFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE6 f' V* N9 R j. H3 L
October 6, 2009
4 [9 J! Y8 o. q% Q; p9 ^Release # 10-005 | Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 580-8841
2 i" M) i0 [ m" Y) [% L- TCPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-27722 z* m. ^- ?2 ] o0 U4 _
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 | Wooden Toys Recalled by Daiso Due to Choking Hazard
% r# z' P$ w" u6 r- fWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
9 w5 z/ a9 `/ U4 `4 F7 MName of Product: Wooden Toys- }- n- P9 I+ @; u. z, x( w2 s% C& Q
Units: About 4304 b3 c/ M' J. D" l8 g* d- ?( _
Importer: Daiso California LLC, of Burlingame, Calif.. B( p6 b$ u; V0 `; x
Hazard: The toys have small parts that can break and detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
3 n3 n5 m; D b# e4 `' c& KIncidents/Injuries: None reported.& D6 ]" y7 e8 P% P9 x
Description: This recall involves four models of Daiso wooden toys including Penguin Handbell, Pull Doll, Alligator Pull Toy and Rolling Animals. The Penguin Handbell has a small metal bell inside its hollow interior. The Pull Doll抯 limbs move up and down when the string is pulled. The Alligator Pull Toy is green and yellow will move in an undulating fashion when pulled. The Rolling Animals are in the forms of a dog, rabbit, cat and mice, and their tails are connected to their bodies by metal springs. Daiso is printed on the product抯 packaging./ I. Y8 L# r" e' Q1 ^
Sold at: Daiso stores in California from December 2008 through May 2009 for between $1 and $4.# m9 O0 m( A: P( e/ ?) ~; K
Manufactured in: China
) t- w5 T. P5 C! pRemedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact Daiso for a free replacement toy or a full refund.
$ ]( I; m3 [( H7 d) ]2 ]# {Consumer Contact: : For more information, contact Daiso toll-free at (888) 580-8841 between 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firms?Web site at www.daisorecall.com4 _( S; Z [6 Y N! R# z) i8 W
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+ E4 v" r* J/ K [size=-1]--- CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx8 b( z6 d2 O0 H3 k0 \# T
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
) b& n, e' [& b' j) qTo report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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