Safety regulator, Chicco USA Inc. Announce Recall of Preschool Toys
Recall 01182 · Jul 2, 2001 · Chicco USA Inc.
6,000
units affected
6,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01182
- Date
- Jul 2, 2001
- Company
- Chicco USA Inc.
- Units affected
- 6,000
- Product
- Build-A-Ball toy
- Product type
- Toy Balls
- Hazard
- Suffocation
The product
The Build-A-Ball toy consists of five multi-colored and various-sized plastic balls that can be taken apart to be stacked on top of each other or placed inside each other. The five balls in the toy set range in size from about 2 inches to 4 inches in diameter. One-half of the balls are white, green, blue, red or yellow, and the other half is clear. "chicco" is written inside the balls. The balls are packaged in a box labeled "chicco," "Build-a-Ball," "Cod. 66167," and "Made in China." The packaging also indicated the toy is for children ages 1-3 years or 1-4 years. The text on the packaging is written in 11 languages.
What can happen
Some of the larger-sized ball halves can become stuck on a young child's face, covering the nose and mouth, and causing suffocation.
The fix
Parents and caregivers should take these balls away from young children immediately and return the toys to the store where purchased for a refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- A nearby adult was able to pull the toy from his face. No injury to the child was reported.
- Sold at
- Amazon.com, Army & Air Force Exchanges and other toy stores nationwide sold these toys, from January 1999 through April 2001, for about $6.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled build-a-ball toy?
Parents and caregivers should take these balls away from young children immediately and return the toys to the store where purchased for a refund.
What is the hazard?
Some of the larger-sized ball halves can become stuck on a young child's face, covering the nose and mouth, and causing suffocation.
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.