Safety regulator, Shelcore Inc. Announce Recall Children's Play Tables to Replace Mallets
Recall 00148 · Jul 21, 2000 · Shelcore Inc.
124,000
units affected
124,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 00148
- Date
- Jul 21, 2000
- Company
- Shelcore Inc.
- Units affected
- 124,000
- Product
- Stand-Up 'N Play Tables
- Product type
- Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The "Stand-Up 'N Play Table" measures 14 inches long, 14 inches wide and 13 inches high. The multi-colored play table includes a telephone, clicking dial, spinner, push-button squeaker, rolling ball, spinning gears, xylophone and mallet, three colorful shapes, and a shape sorter. The tray of the table is white, and the legs are red with yellow caps at the base. Writing on the box reads, "Ages 9-36 Months," and "Encourages Child to Pull-Up and Stand."
What can happen
The mallet that comes as part of this table set can be lodged into the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately throw the recalled mallets in the trash, and call Shelcore for a free replacement mallet.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Shelcore received a report of the mallet being jammed into the throat of a 13-month old boy after he fell while teething on the ball end of the mallet. Lacerations in the throat resulted when an adult had to forcibly remove the mallet, to prevent choking.
- Sold at
- Toy stores nationwide sold these play tables, from March 1996 through March 1999, for between $18 and $20.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled stand-up 'n play tables?
Consumers should immediately throw the recalled mallets in the trash, and call Shelcore for a free replacement mallet.
What is the hazard?
The mallet that comes as part of this table set can be lodged into the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.
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.