US Consumer Product Safety Commission: Wooden Toys Recalled by Earth ...

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US Consumer Product Safety Commission: Wooden Toys Recalled byEarth Friendly Due To Choking Hazards

Released : Friday, October 31, 2008 9:50 AM
RDATE:31102008
WASHINGTON, DC -- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, incooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntaryrecall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stopusing recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Wooden Toys
Units: About 1,000
Importer: Earth Friendly LLC, of Beaverton, Ore.
Hazard: Small parts can detach and break from the toy, posing achoking hazard to young children. In addition, the size of therattle handle violates voluntary rattle standards.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves three models of wooden toys. Moeethe car, Cubby the stackable bear and the Bell rattle. The toys arepainted in glossy red, orange, green, red, black and yellow.
Sold at: Toy specialty stores in Alaska, California, Colorado,Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington from April 2008 throughSeptember 2008 for between $12 and $22.
Manufactured in: India
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys awayfrom children and contact Earth Friendly to exchange or refund theproduct.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact EarthFriendly toll-free at (888) 360-6292 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PTMonday through Friday. Consumers can also visit the firm's Web siteat www.earthfriendlyllc.com/recall
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of therecalled product, please go to:http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09030.html
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged withprotecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury ordeath from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under theagency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage fromconsumer product incidents cost the nation more than $800 billionannually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers andfamilies from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, ormechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensurethe safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools,cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributedsignificantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths andinjuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
CONTACT: Recall Hotline, Earth Friendly LLC Tel: +1 888 360 6292Recall Hotline, CPSC Tel: +1 800 638 2772 Media Contact, CPSC Tel:+1 301 504 7908 WWW: http://www.cpsc.gov
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