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Archived – Wood & Fun Shape Sorter Toy by Canasia
- Starting date:
- December 14, 2009
- Posting date:
- December 14, 2009
- 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-500002168
Affected products
Wood & Fun Shape Sorter Toy by Canasia
Product description
This recall involves four styles of Wood & Fun Shape Sorter toys by Canasia. Each toy is a shape sorting puzzle containing between 4 and 8 pieces in different shapes. The pieces are wooden and painted red, yellow, green, and blue.
The recalled toys can be identified by UPC 062823090910 and by item number 09091 which can be found on the product packaging.
Hazard identified
Certain styles of the shape sorter toy contain small parts, which pose a choking hazard to young children. All styles are included in this recall.
Health Canada has not received any reports of incidents or injuries related to the use of these toys.
For some tips to help consumers choose safe toys and to help them keep children safe when they play with toys, see the Healthy Canadians page on General toy safety tips.
Number sold
Approximately 3,574 units of the recalled toy were sold across Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from May 2007 to October 2009.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Importer
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Canasia Toys & Gifts Inc.
Vaughan
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and either return the product to the point of purchase to ensure safe product disposal, or dispose of the product in their regular household garbage.