Evenflo Recalls Cake Toys on Children’s Activity Centers: Choking Hazard

December 9, 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 PRODUCTS. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

NAME OF PRODUCT: EVENFLO EXERSAUCER® 1-2-3 TEA FOR ME™ ACTIVITY LEARNING CENTERS

UNITS: ABOUT 66,000 IN THE UNITED STATES AND 13,660 IN CANADA

MANUFACTURER: EVENFLO CO. INC., OF MIAMISBURG, OHIO

HAZARD: THE CANDLE FLAME ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE CAKE TOY CAN DETACH, POSING A CHOKING HAZARD TO YOUNG CHILDREN.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: EVENFLO HAS RECEIVED 11 REPORTS OF THE TOY FLAMES DETACHING. FIVE OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN THE UNITED STATES AND SIX IN CANADA. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES EVENFLO EXERSAUCER® 1-2-3 TEA FOR ME™ ACTIVITY LEARNING CENTERS. THE TEA PARTY THEMED TOYS HAVE A TWO–TIER CAKE THAT IS LIGHT BLUE, DARK PINK AND YELLOW. MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ARE 6161834 AND 6161920. THE MODEL NUMBERS ARE PRINTED ON THE PACKAGING AND ON A LABEL LOCATED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE OF THE PRODUCT. THE RECOMMENDED AGE FOR USE OF THIS PRODUCT IS 4 MONTHS TO WALKING.

SOLD AT: TOYS “R” US AND JUVENILE PRODUCT STORES NATIONWIDE FROM DECEMBER 2007 THROUGH MARCH 2009 FOR ABOUT $70.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE CAKE TOY FROM THE PRODUCT AND CONTACT EVENFLO TO RECEIVE A FREE REPLACEMENT TOY. THE EXERSAUCER® MAY CONTINUE TO BE USED WITHOUT THE CAKE TOY.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT EVENFLO AT (800) 233-5921 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT SAFETY.EVENFLO.COM

NOTE: HEALTH CANADA’S PRESS RELEASE CAN BE SEEN AT: HTTP://CPSR-RSPC.HC-SC.GC.CA/PR-RP/RECALL-RETRAIT-ENG.JSP?RE_ID=900