Wood Abacus Recalled by LTD Commodities LLC Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 08608 · Sep 22, 2008 · Taizhou Orient Toys Co. Ltd.
6,000
units affected
6,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 08608
- Date
- Sep 22, 2008
- Company
- Taizhou Orient Toys Co. Ltd.
- Units affected
- 6,000
- Product
- Wood Abacus
- Product type
- Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recalled wood abacus is a multi-sided activity center that has a chalkboard, movable block letters with pictures, sliding shapes, a fun maze with gears, and a blue and yellow clock on the side of the activity center with two pink moving hands. Product code E7A is printed on the packaging near the UPC bar code.
What can happen
The wooden rods on the abacus can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should take the abacus away from children immediately and contact LTD Commodities for instructions on receiving a product credit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- LTD Commodities has received four reports of small parts detaching from the wood abacus. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- LTD Commodities and ABC Distributing catalogs nationwide and Web site from December 2006 through February 2008 for about $12.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled wood abacus?
Consumers should take the abacus away from children immediately and contact LTD Commodities for instructions on receiving a product credit.
What is the hazard?
The wooden rods on the abacus can detach, 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.