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NEWS from CPSC& J8 [/ W% M. |2 q9 U/ P% H
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission* U& x9 v2 T/ N" p8 Y3 J
Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE" t* H: x. |$ O
February 3, 2010" E2 [ E# s5 N% d X4 g
Release # 10-132 | Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 678-9258
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CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
' p; h+ N+ q' `# C; i | Dollar General Recalls Toy Guns Due to Choking Hazard, D) T; [9 W7 M/ p, j) H3 g5 t
WASHINGTON, 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. & M' }/ \4 C% ]# J) r
Name of Product: Special Forces and Police SWAT Toy Gun Sets9 N: B/ W% _% T8 R7 k
Units: About 9,600
% i5 C2 c2 T* b, R/ H; XRetailer: Dollar General, of Goodlettsville, Tenn.8 _4 y2 `; U# \; A" B: O) D. W! P
Importer: Dolgencorp LLC, of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
$ |+ S: l& I- GHazard: The orange tips located at the end of the toy guns?barrels, which are designed to distinguish them from real guns, can easily be removed from the barrels, posing a choking hazard to children.$ y& }5 \& ^' d5 G. h
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.9 I7 `7 R/ Y8 z% o' r( W( ]
Description: This recall includes a Special Forces Weapons and Accessories Set and a SWAT Police Play Equipment Set. Each set includes two toy guns and related accessories. The number 48JQH09 is printed on the right side of the larger gun included in the recalled sets.# v- p- w8 L, N. h; x1 e4 |$ G2 `. g
Sold at: Dollar General stores in 35 states from September 2009 through October 2009 for about $5.& T: b" m. x* i9 \' n
Manufactured in: China- S. b* R, D& g5 T( k1 t
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy guns away from children and return them to any Dollar General for a full refund or a replacement product.. S4 F: Q {' }# I) f y3 F
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Dollar General Corp. at (800) 678-9258 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm抯 Web site at www.dollargeneral.com
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[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.aspx/ D, [, Q) [! D' w% }/ }
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., b2 h7 S& }+ w, d/ U4 r4 e* l! L% p4 ^6 {
To 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.8 S3 o: v% I; I! G# F
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