Safety regulator, Maxim Enterprise Inc. Announce Recall of Mini Learning Cube Toy Sold at Target
Recall 06052 · Dec 14, 2005 · Maxim Enterprise Inc.
12,000
units affected
12,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 06052
- Date
- Dec 14, 2005
- Company
- Maxim Enterprise Inc.
- Units affected
- 12,000
- Product
- Little Tree Mini Learning Cubes
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recalled learning cube is an 8-inch square wooden box with a different activity on each side, including an abacus, blocks with apples and bananas, shapes that can be moved in a zigzag cutout, and a blackboard. The wooden cover has spiral bead maze with wooden beads that slide up, down and around.
What can happen
Small wooden pegs in the top corners of the toy can come loose, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled learning cube toy away from young children and return it to Target for a $15 giftcard plus applicable state tax.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Target has received three reports of incidents including two reports of children mouthing pieces of the learning cube. In one incident, an 18-month old girl swallowed a piece of the recalled learning cube after one side came loose. The piece became stuck and she had to have it removed in a hospital emergency room. In a second incident, a child started choking when she put two of the toy's wooden pegs in her mouth.
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide from June 2005 through November 2005 for about $15.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled little tree mini learning cubes?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled learning cube toy away from young children and return it to Target for a $15 giftcard plus applicable state tax.
What is the hazard?
Small wooden pegs in the top corners of the toy can come loose, 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.