Fisher Price Recall
Children’s Toy Manufacturer Recalls More Than 10 Million Products
On September 30, 2010, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Administration (CPSC) announced that the Fisher Price company had issued a recall of over 10 million children’s toys and infant products due to concerns about the safety of these items.
Each of these products has been determined to have a defect which places children at potential risk for serious injury.
The CPCS communication follows here. For more information about the recall, including the models of the toys and infant products included in the recall, please click here.
Fisher-Price is recalling more than 10 million children’s products that were sold in the United States.
Fourteen models of the Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles can cause serious injury, including genital bleeding when a child sits, strikes or falls on a pretend plastic ignition key. CPSC and Fisher-Price know of 10 injuries, including six girls between the ages of 2 and 3 who needed medical attention after falling against the pretend key that is sticking up in front of the toddler tricycle seat.
Fourteen models of Fisher-Price Trike and Tough Trike tricycles have pretend keys sticking up in front of toddler tricycle seats that can cause serious injury.
There are seven models of infant activity centers with inflatable balls in which the valve from the balls comes off. We know of 14 valves found in children’s mouths. There were three reports of a child beginning to choke on the valve. In total, we have 46 reports of the valves coming off.
Children can fall on or against pegs on the back legs of nearly 950,000 Fisher-Price high chairs. We know of seven children who fell on or against these legs and needed stitches and one who had a tooth injury.
And finally, the wheels can come off of two cars in the Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Stand ‘n Play Rampway, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Fisher-Price did the right thing in agreeing to provide consumers with free remedies for these products. But all companies must do better. They must give more attention to building safety into their products. They must work to ensure that they are adhering to safety standards. And if any company finds itself with a defective product or one that is causing injuries, it must report the problem to CPSC immediately.
If you own one of these recalled products, stop using it and contact Fisher-Price for free repair kits and replacement products.
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