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Product recall · CPSCMay 3, 2007Serious
Small World Toys Children's Take-Apart Townhouse Toys; Detached Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards
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What’s wrong
Small magnets used to connect the wooden pieces to the sides of the townhouse can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal.
The Recall Registry rates this serious — Fall risk.
What it looks like
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What to do
Take these toys away from children immediately and contact the firm to obtain a free replacement product.
Who to contact: For additional information, contact Small World Toys at (800) 421-4153 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, visit their Web site at www.smallworldtoys.com or e-mail the firm at townhouserecall@smallworldtoys.com
The product
These wooden toys, for children ages "18+ months," are shaped like houses measuring 8.5 inches high by about 4.5 inches wide. They have nine pieces that children can disassemble and reassemble. Each house has a green chimney and a blue and yellow striped pillar with a purple base at each corner. The sides of the house have four removable panels of different shapes with red knobs that children use to pull the panels off. "IQ Preschool™" appears on the side of the house below the blue and green rectangular panel. Model number 2408808 appears on the packaging.
Details
- Units affected
- About 8,800
- Recall date
- May 3, 2007
- Made or distributed by
- Small World Toys, of Culver City, Calif.
- Injuries reported
- None reported
- What has been reported
- CPSC and Small World Toys have received two reports of magnets coming off of the townhouse pieces. No injuries have been reported.
2408808
Toy stores and various other retailers nationwide and through catalogs from December 2004 through February 2007 for about $21.
The official notice
This recall was issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.
Their exact wording: “Small World Toys Recalls Children's Take-Apart Townhouse Toys; Detached Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards”
Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.
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