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Archived – Team Talkin' Tool Bench
- Starting date:
- September 1, 2006
- Posting date:
- September 1, 2006
- 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-500001379
Affected products
Team Talkin' Tool Bench
Product description
Model No. 07254
For full CPSC release with photos: Playskool Voluntarily Recalls Toy Tool Benches after the Death of Two Toddlers.
Hazard identified
Playskool USA received reports that a 19-month-old boy and a 2-year-old boy accidentally suffocated when oversized, plastic toy nails sold with the tool bench toys became forcefully lodged in their throats. This occurred even though the plastic toy nails are more than 7.6 cm long and 3.2 cm wide — far larger than what is considered a choking hazard under established safety standards. Playskool is voluntarily conducting a recall as a precaution. No complaints or injuries have been reported in Canada.
Number sold
3 300 units were sold.
Time period sold
From October 2005 through September 2006 for about $40.
Companies
- Manufacturer
- Playskool USA
- Manufacturer
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Hasbro Canada Corporation
Longueuil
CANADA
Tel: 1-866-487-4737
- Retailer
- Zellers
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the two toy nails away from children and contact Playskool to get information on returning the nails for an equivalent valued product.
Consumer Contact: Consumers should contact Playskool toll-free at 800-509-9554, or log onto Playskool Company.