Infantino Recalls 172,000 Infant Toys Due to Choking Hazard

March 13, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION AND HEALTH CANADA, 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.

NAME OF PRODUCT: INFANT TOYS

UNITS: ABOUT 172,000 IN THE UNITED STATES, AND 12,000 IN CANADA

DISTRIBUTOR: INFANTINO LLC, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

HAZARD: THE INFANT TOYS HAVE BLUE METALLIC FABRIC THAT CAN DETACH FROM THE TOY, POSING A CHOKING HAZARD TO YOUNG CHILDREN.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: THE FIRM HAS RECEIVED 45 REPORTS OF THE METALLIC FABRIC DETACHING FROM THE TOYS. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED INFANT TOYS AND THEIR MODEL NUMBERS ARE LISTED BELOW.

NAME OF TOY	MODEL NUMBER
INFANTINO LIL’ CHEF SET	158-201 AND 558-201
INFANTINO ACTIVITY STACKER	158-202
INFANTINO TAG ALONG CHIME TRIO	150-3092

THE MODEL NUMBER IS LOCATED ON A YELLOW TAG ON THE TOY.

SOLD AT: BABIES “R” US, TARGET, WAL-MART, MEIJER AND OTHER SPECIALTY STORES FROM JUNE 2007 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2009 FOR BETWEEN $10 AND $20.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE RECALLED TOYS AWAY FROM YOUNG CHILDREN AND CONTACT INFANTINO FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT TOY OR PRODUCT.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT INFANTINO TOLL-FREE AT (888) 808-3111 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 4 P.M. PT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.INFANTINO.COM

NOTE: HEALTH CANADA’S PRESS RELEASE IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://209.217.71.106/PR/RECALL-RETRAIT-E.JSP?RE_ID=689

PICTURE OF RECALLED INFANT TOY