Tiny Love Recalls Wind Chime Toys Due to Cut Hazards

February 11, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC – 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: WIND CHIME TOYS

UNITS: ABOUT 600,000 IN THE UNITED STATES AND 200,000 IN CANADA

DISTRIBUTOR: TINY LOVE INC., OF NEW YORK, N.Y. AND THE MAYA GROUP INC., OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF.

HAZARD: THE WIND CHIME TOY CAN BE PULLED APART EXPOSING SHARP METAL RODS, POSING PUNCTURE AND LACERATION HAZARDS TO THE BABY.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: THE FIRM HAS RECEIVED FIVE REPORTS OF BABIES PULLING APART THE WIND CHIMES EXPOSING THE SHARP METAL RODS, INCLUDING A REPORT OF A MINOR INJURY TO A 24-MONTH-OLD BABY WHO PUNCTURED HIS CHEEK WITH THE RODS.

DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES WIND CHIME TOYS SOLD SEPARATELY, WITH THE GYMINI KICK & PLAY ACTIVITY GYM AND TINY SMARTS GIFT SETS. THE TOY PRODUCES THE SOUND OF A WIND CHIME. “TINY LOVE” IS PRINTED ON A TAG ON THE TOY. THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND ITEM NUMBERS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL:

NOTE: CLICKING ON SOME OF THE IMAGES BELOW WILL ALLOW YOU TO VIEW A LARGER VERSION.

PICTURE	NAME	ITEM NUMBER
	BABY WIND CHIME	# 493
	BABY WIND CHIME – OCEAN	# 593
	TINY SMARTS – BABY BUNNY	# 512
	WIND CHIME – DUCK*THE WIND CHIME – DUCK IS SOLDWITH THE GYMINI KICK AND PLAYACTIVITY GYM. ONLY THE WINDCHIME IS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL.	# 811
	WIND CHIME – LOUIE	# 516
	WIND CHIME – ELLA	# 517
	TINY SMARTS GIFT SET*BUNNY WIND CHIME IS THE ONLY PRODUCT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL.	# 539

WIND CHIMES SOLD WITH OTHER TINY LOVE ACTIVITY GYMS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.

SOLD AT: TOYS R US, WALMART, TARGET, BUY BUY BABY AND TJ MAXX STORES NATIONWIDE FROM FEBRUARY 2002 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2010 FOR ABOUT $8 SEPARATELY, $22 FOR THE TINY SMARTS GIFT SETS AND $70 WITH THE GYMINI KICK & PLAY ACTIVITY GYM.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE RECALLED WIND CHIMES FROM BABIES AND CONTACT TINY LOVE TO RECEIVE A FREE REPLACEMENT TOY.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT TINY LOVE TOLL-FREE AT (888) 791-8166 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.TINYLOVE.COM

NOTE: HEALTH CANADA’S PRESS RELEASE IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://CPSR-RSPC.HC-SC.GC.CA/PR-RP/RECALL-RETRAIT-ENG.JSP?RE_ID=974