Lakeshore Learning Materials Recalls Bristle Builders for Toddlers Play Sets Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 14189 · May 22, 2014 · Lakeshore Learning Materials
2,000
units affected
2,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14189
- Date
- May 22, 2014
- Company
- Lakeshore Learning Materials
- Units affected
- 2,000
- Product
- Lakeshore Bristle Builders® for Toddlers
- Product type
- Building Sets
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recall includes the Bristle Builders® for Toddlers sets sold with 52 plastic pieces consisting of building pieces and three animal figures. The animal figures include a yellow duck with a purple round base, a brown horse with a blue round base and a pink pig with a round green base. The building pieces include circle, rectangle, square and triangle-shaped pieces in different colors with a green 8" by 4.5" rectangle base. Pieces are covered with plastic bristle pegs which allow all the pieces to connect. Production number EC559597 is printed on the smooth side of the green baseplate.
What can happen
The base of the three animal figures can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the three animal figures away from children and contact the company to receive a free replacement set of the three animal figures.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Lakeshore retail stores, Lakeshore Learning Materials' Early Childhood catalog and online at www.lakeshorelearning.com from December 2013 to April 2014 for about $30.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled lakeshore bristle builders® for toddlers?
Consumers should immediately take the three animal figures away from children and contact the company to receive a free replacement set of the three animal figures.
What is the hazard?
The base of the three animal figures can detach, 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.