Safety regulator, California International Trading Announce Recall of Pacifiers and Two Electronic Toys
Recall 05160 · Apr 20, 2005 · California International Trading
5,000
units affected
5,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05160
- Date
- Apr 20, 2005
- Company
- California International Trading
- Units affected
- 5,000
- Product
- Light-up Pacifier, New Style Piano and High Toys Choochoo Toy Train
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recall includes one type of pacifier (Light-up Pacifiers) and two types of toys (New Style Pianos and High Toys Choochoo Toy Trains). The Light-up Pacifier is a plastic pacifier, which also acts as a whistle. When a button on the pacifier's handle is pushed, the pacifier lights up with flashing LED lights. The New Style Piano is a battery-operated musical piano, which measures about 6 inches across and comes in orange and blue colors. The High Toys Choochoo Toy Train is a battery-operated train that measures about 8 inches across and 5 inches high. The main body of the train is light blue with red wheels, with tiny foam balls contained inside its pink smokestack.
What can happen
The pacifiers and toys can easily break apart, exposing small parts. This poses a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers and toys away from young children and call California International Trading to find out how to get a refund and postage reimbursement.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Swap meets and flea markets in the Los Angeles area, from July 2004 through February 2005, for between $1 and $2.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled light-up pacifier, new style piano and high toys choochoo toy train?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers and toys away from young children and call California International Trading to find out how to get a refund and postage reimbursement.
What is the hazard?
The pacifiers and toys can easily break apart, exposing small parts. This poses 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.