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 |
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BABY WIND CHIME | # 493 |
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BABY WIND CHIME – OCEAN | # 593 |
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TINY SMARTS – BABY BUNNY | # 512 |
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WIND CHIME – DUCK*THE WIND CHIME – DUCK IS SOLDWITH THE GYMINI KICK AND PLAYACTIVITY GYM. ONLY THE WINDCHIME IS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. | # 811 |
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WIND CHIME – LOUIE | # 516 |
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WIND CHIME – ELLA | # 517 |
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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
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