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Consumer product recall

Archived - Marshmallow Fantasy Island Dream Zone

Starting date:
March 1, 2007
Posting date:
March 1, 2007
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Childrens' Products, Toys
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Product Safety, Physical Hazard
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-500001368

Affected products

Marshmallow Fantasy Island Dream Zone

Product description

Children's play tent, UPC: 7 78988 62638 2, Item # 62638, 62638

For further details and full release see:

Spin Master Ltd. Notification of Marshmallow™ Fantasy Island Dream Zone Posing Strangulation Hazard

Hazard identified

A child can become tangled in the 6 beaded strings hanging over the opening of the unit. This can pose a strangulation hazard for a young child. Spin Master Ltd. reported one incident of a child becoming entangled in the beads at the entrance of the Fantasy Island Dream Zone.

Number sold

Approximately 16,132 units were sold.

Time period sold

From July 2005 to March 2007.

Companies

Distributor

Spin Master Ltd.

Retailer

Walmart Canada Inc.


What you should do

Consumers are instructed to completely remove the beaded strings from the unit by cutting them off the tent flaps and discarding them.

Consumer Contact: Customer care department at Spin Master Ltd. at 800-622-8339.