Discount School Supply Recalls Sorting Boards Due to Magnet Ingestion Risk and Excessive Lead Levels (Recall Alert)
Recall 14734 · May 7, 2014 · Discount School Supply
3,700
units affected
3,700
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14734
- Date
- May 7, 2014
- Company
- Discount School Supply
- Units affected
- 3,700
- Product
- Magnetic Color Sorting Board
- Product type
- Toy Blocks/Sorting
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves Excellerations™ magnetic color sorting boards with cupcake cut-outs that are used to teach color and sorting to young children. The recalled sorting board is made of plywood and is 16 inches wide and 12 inches high and has the Excellerations™ name and logo on the front in the bottom right corner. A clear plastic cover is attached to the board by rivets and a 4-inch long wand with a magnet in one end is attached to the top of the board by a 13.5-inch plastic cord. The face of the board has one jar-shaped cut-out and six cupcake-shaped cut-outs that are colored red, yellow, blue, green, orange and purple. Beneath the cover are about 60 multi-colored metal balls, each 1 centimeter in diameter. Children use the wand to move the balls around the board through channels from the jar to the cupcakes.
What can happen
The magnet in the wand can detach and the plywood backing can crack and release small metal balls that are sandwiched between the board and a clear plastic cover. These pose choking and serious internal injury risks associated with ingestion of a magnet and metal ball. The surface paint on the metal balls contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint standard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop children from using the recalled board, put it out of their reach and sight, and contact the company for a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Discount School Supply has received six reports of the plywood backing cracking and making the small metal balls accessible to children, and two reports of the magnet detaching from the wand. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Discountschoolsupply.com from January 2013 through March 2014 for about $36.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled magnetic color sorting board?
Consumers should immediately stop children from using the recalled board, put it out of their reach and sight, and contact the company for a full refund.
What is the hazard?
The magnet in the wand can detach and the plywood backing can crack and release small metal balls that are sandwiched between the board and a clear plastic cover. These pose choking and serious internal injury risks associated with ingestion of a magnet and metal ball. The surface paint on the metal balls contains.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.