Safety regulator, Gymboree Announce Recall of Plush Shape Sorters and Stacking Toys
Recall 00150 · Jul 24, 2000 · The Gymboree Corp.
19,000
units affected
19,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 00150
- Date
- Jul 24, 2000
- Company
- The Gymboree Corp.
- Units affected
- 19,000
- Product
- Plush Shape Sorter Toys and Plush Stacking Toys
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
Plush Shape Sorter Toys - The Gymboree Corp., of Burlingame, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 19,000 plush shape sorter toys. The toy is a multi-colored, plush fabric sorter box with six shapes that rattle, crackle or squeak, and have a multi-pattern design including, green with blue polk-a-dots, red and orange checks, and blue and green stripes. A label on the toy reads, "GYMBOREE" and "Made In China." Plush Stacking Toys - The Gymboree Corp., of Burlingame, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 12,000 plush stacking toys. The toy has four mutli-colored stacking shapes that graduate from large to small with plush fabric that rattle, crackle or squeak. The shapes of the stacking toy are a circle, square, triangle and star, and have multi-pattern designs including green with purple polk-a-dots, red and orange checks, and blue and green stripes. A label on these toys read, "GYMBOREE" and "Made In China."
What can happen
The stuffing of the toys can contain sewing needles and sharp metal pieces. Young children could ingest or be cut by these sharp metal pieces.
The fix
Stop using the toys immediately, and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- There has been one report of a part of a sewing needle in the stuffing of the plush shape sorter toy. After searching through its inventory, the firm found five additional plush shape sorter toys with sharp metal pieces. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Gymboree and Play & Music Stores, and the Gymboree web site sold the toys nationwide from November 1998 through April 2000 for about $20.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled plush shape sorter toys and plush stacking toys?
Stop using the toys immediately, and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.
What is the hazard?
The stuffing of the toys can contain sewing needles and sharp metal pieces. Young children could ingest or be cut by these sharp metal pieces.
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.