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Foam Number Puzzle
- Starting date:
- January 26, 2011
- Posting date:
- January 26, 2011
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Toys
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public (GP)
- Identification number:
- RA-500002500
Affected products
Foam Number Puzzle
Product description
This recall involves a number puzzle that is made up of 10 coloured interlocking foam squares. Each square has a coloured number puzzle piece in the center. Each square is approximately 9 centimetres by 9 centimetres.
The number puzzle comes wrapped in clear plastic and can be identified by UPC 0-60107-11896-1.
Hazard identified
Some of the small pieces of foam that make up the numbers in the puzzle are small parts; these small parts pose a choking hazard to young children.
Neither Health Canada nor Encore Sales has received reports of incidents or injuries related to the use of this product.
For some tips to help consumers choose safe toys and to help them keep children safe when they play with toys, see Health Canada's Toy Safety Tips
Number sold
Approximately 6,530 units of the recalled number puzzles were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from January 2010 to January 2011.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Distributor
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Encore Sales Ltd.
Concord
Ontario
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take away the recalled toy from children and dispose of it in regular household garbage.