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Toysmith Recalls Toy Light-Up Frogs and Ducks Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Cost Plus World Market


Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2013.  Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall date: August 07, 2013
Recall number: 13-259

  • Recalled yellow, clear and pink ducks and green frog
    Recalled yellow, clear and pink ducks and green frog

Recall Summary

Name of product:  Light-up toy frogs and ducks 

Hazard:  The metal conductor pin on the bottom of the toys can come out, posing a choking hazard.

Consumer Contact: Toysmith at (800) 356-0474 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.toysmith.com and click on Safety on the left side of the page for more information.

Recall Details

Units:  About 30,000

Description:  This recall includes light-up soft plastic toy frogs and ducks. The toys light up when the sensors on the bottom of the product are touched or placed in water.  The frog comes in green and the ducks come in yellow, pink and clear.  The toys are approximately 2.25 inches in length and 1.5 inches in height.  There is a round tag attached to the product with the UPC number 2424 5159.  

Incidents/Injuries:  No injuries have been reported

Remedy:  Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products, put them away from children and return them to place of purchase for a full refund.

Sold exclusively at:  Cost Plus World Market between July 2012 and December 2012 for around $3.  

Importer:  Toysmith, of Sumner, Wash.

Manufactured in:  China

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (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 your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
 
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC’s free e-mail newsletters.

Source: cpsc.govg

 


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