Giant Starbuilders and Giant Stars Building Sets Recalled by Edushape Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 10346 · Sep 15, 2010 · Edushape Ltd.
13,500
units affected
13,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 10346
- Date
- Sep 15, 2010
- Company
- Edushape Ltd.
- Units affected
- 13,500
- Product
- Giant Starbuilder and Giant Stars building sets
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves all Giant Starbuilders and Giant Stars building sets. The giant stars measure 5 inches in diameter and are made of opaque plastic. Each star has six knobs protruding from a ring-shaped center. The Giant Starbuilder set contains red, green, yellow and blue stars. The Giant Star building set contains red, green, yellow, blue, orange and pink stars.
What can happen
Plastic knobs can break from the center of the star, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled star blocks away from children and contact Edushape for a replacement set or credit towards another Edushape product of equal or lesser value.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Small retail stores nationwide and online at Target.com, Toys R Us.com, Amazon.com and CSN through Walmart Marketplace from January 2007 through May 2010 for between $25 and $35.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled giant starbuilder and giant stars building sets?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled star blocks away from children and contact Edushape for a replacement set or credit towards another Edushape product of equal or lesser value.
What is the hazard?
Plastic knobs can break from the center of the star, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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.