Safety regulator, Raymond Geddes & Co. Inc. Recall Push'n Pop Toys
Recall 01160a · May 24, 2001 · Raymond Geddes & Co. Inc.
6,500
units affected
6,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01160a
- Date
- May 24, 2001
- Company
- Raymond Geddes & Co. Inc.
- Units affected
- 6,500
- Product
- Tropical Fish and Rockin' Reptile Push'n Pop toys
- Product type
- Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The vinyl toys are about 2 to 3 inches long, and come in two different styles: a fish and lizard. When the toy is squeezed, the balloon tongue attached to its mouth inflates or rolls out. "MADE IN CHINA" is molded into the toy.
What can happen
The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on these toys can detach, which poses choking and aspiration hazards to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take these toys away from young children and take them back to where they were purchased for a refund, or throw them away.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- There was a report of a 3-year-old boy who inhaled a balloon tongue that detached from a Zapper toy into his sinus cavity. He required medical treatment to remove the part from his nose.
- Sold at
- Toy stores, doctor and dentist offices, and carnivals and circuses sold and distributed these toys, from August 1998 through March 2001. They were sold for about $1.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled tropical fish and rockin' reptile push'n pop toys?
Consumers should immediately take these toys away from young children and take them back to where they were purchased for a refund, or throw them away.
What is the hazard?
The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on these toys can detach, which poses choking and aspiration hazards 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.