Safety regulator, HearthSong Announce Recall of Children's Toy Balls
Recall 04571 · Aug 6, 2004 · HearthSong Inc.
22,500
units affected
22,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 04571
- Date
- Aug 6, 2004
- Company
- HearthSong Inc.
- Units affected
- 22,500
- Product
- Peek-a-Boo Ball
- Product type
- Toy Balls
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recalled toy is a blue wooden ball with six holes located equally around the ball. Each hole contains a small wooden head with a smiling face in various colors.
What can happen
The wooden rings on the holes of the product may crack, allowing the small wooden heads to fall out and pose a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
HearthSong will notify all known purchasers by mail regarding a refund and a discount towards the next purchase.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received one report of a child placing the small wooden head in its mouth. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Exclusively through HearthSong's catalog and Web site, from October 2001 through March 2004, for about $10.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled peek-a-boo ball?
HearthSong will notify all known purchasers by mail regarding a refund and a discount towards the next purchase.
What is the hazard?
The wooden rings on the holes of the product may crack, allowing the small wooden heads to fall out and pose 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.