Safety regulator, Graco Children's Products Announce Recall of Bumble Bee Toys with Blue Antennae
Recall 04064 · Jan 14, 2004 · Graco Children's Products, Inc.
398,000
units affected
398,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 04064
- Date
- Jan 14, 2004
- Company
- Graco Children's Products, Inc.
- Units affected
- 398,000
- Product
- Bumble Bee Toys with blue antennae sold with certain Graco high chairs and Graco mobile entertainers, and also sold separately as an accessory and replacement part
- Product type
- Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
All Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae distributed by Graco are included in this recall. Specifically, Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae were distributed with Graco High Chair model numbers 3656CUB, 3658FKB, 3659KER, 3659NGS, 3660WNN and 35605 manufactured between July 22, 2002 and March 9, 2003, and Graco Tot Wheels Mobile Entertainer models 4522OTM, 4522TOTM, 4521ALP, 35628 and 4512FUN manufactured between November 8, 2001 and March 9, 2003. Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae were also distributed separately as an accessory and a replacement part with model number 548094S. Bumble Bee toys with yellow or black antennae are not affected.
What can happen
The blue antennae on the Bumble Bee toy can break, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should discard immediately any Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae in their possession and contact Graco to receive a free replacement toy.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Graco has received 26 reports of the antennae breaking off of the Bumble Bee toys, including five reports of children who started to choke on the broken antennae. One child's throat was scratched when the child's mother removed the broken antenna from the child's mouth.
- Sold at
- Discount, department and juvenile product stores, from November 2001 through March 2003, on high chairs and mobile entertainers for between $39 and $89, and individually, as accessories, for $5.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled bumble bee toys with blue antennae sold with certain graco high chairs and graco mobile entertainers, and also sold separately as an accessory and replacement part?
Consumers should discard immediately any Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae in their possession and contact Graco to receive a free replacement toy.
What is the hazard?
The blue antennae on the Bumble Bee toy can break, 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.