Toy Recall in Los Angeles
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December 28, 2004 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Push Along Frog, Animal Organ, and Rock & Roll Kids Guitar Toys
Units: About 5,200
Importer: AA Importer Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif.
Hazard: The toys can easily break apart, exposing small parts. This poses a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recall includes three toys: Push Along Frogs, Animal Organs, and Rock & Roll Kids Guitars. The Push Along Frog toy has a 9.5- inch green plastic frog attached to a 15-inch, red plastic handle. A sticker on the front of the toy reads "Push Along Forg" (sic). The electronic Animal Organ comes in four different styles, all about 11- inches long. The style number, written on the back of the toy begins with "666." The electronic guitars are about 14-inches long and have various colored buttons. "ROCK & ROLL KIDS" is written on stickers on the front. "MADE IN CHINA" is written on all three toys.
Sold at: Swap meets and flea markets in the Los Angeles area from July 2003 through October 2004 for about $3.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from young children. Consumers should call the firm to get information on returning the toys to the importer for a refund and postage reimbursement.
Consumer Contact: Call AA Importer Inc. toll-free at (866) 879-4667 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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