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NEWS from CPSC
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6 D# @' I9 s; E4 @FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / d# O& X# L( P, i% h2 r$ `
February 12, 2009
! ]/ Y0 A4 W& X- A0 fRelease #09-128 Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 902-2798
) X' d- k, I2 W, J2 m6 TCPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 + f& g, k L0 E* T& v# a: ?
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 # v* A' T( W7 K- [: `
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/ ~% F7 a3 @, I hDisney Store Recalls Toy Tool Sets Due to Choking Hazard
# E( F% M# T; D( o/ QWASHINGTON, 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.
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Name of Product: Playhouse Disney 揌andy Manny?Toy Tool Sets
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Units: About 20,000
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9 e8 z; u9 ^7 }1 ZImporter/Retailer: Disney Store USA LLC, of Pasadena, Calif.
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9 |; u h z% {! K& Y8 pHazard: The tools contain eyes that can separate, posing a choking hazard to young children. ) ~% g; _* ~% J+ g5 d, u4 e
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Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received three reports of detached eyes, including two reports of children who started to choke on the pieces. No injuries have been reported.
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Description: The recalled Playhouse Disney 揌andy Manny?Tool Set is a plastic, eight-piece toy set that includes a tool box, hammer, saw, pliers, wrench, tape measure and two screwdrivers. The name 揌andy Manny?is embossed on one side of the tool box. The UPC (#405144100614 or #422147400633) can be located on the product抯 packaging. ! N) X. y# _" a: `( n
6 m$ F& a' H$ E& J& K% d+ TSold exclusively at: The Disney Store nationwide from October 2007 through January 2009 for about $15. / k2 z% ~% P, [% G ~, \' H
1 s3 l+ R# T, ^ nManufactured in: China ! B, T& Z$ ^! a8 q) G! v# l
' A6 V! Q1 D/ l9 C0 cRemedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and return it to any Disney Store for a full refund.
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Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact the Disney Store toll-free at (866) 902-2798 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm抯 Web site at www.DisneyStore.com , Y5 n( @0 U1 O- e
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: I& W8 j# }) s+ c8 v/ USend the link for this page to a friend! 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.
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1 Q/ W M5 g2 e9 [To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov. |
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