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Product Recall Number: 00-148

Why was Stand-Up 'N Play Tables recalled?

The xylophone mallet that comes as part of this table set can be lodged into the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.

Stand-Up 'N Play Tables
Here's product recall specific data for Stand-Up 'N Play Tables.

  • Product Recall Number: 00-148

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2000-07-20

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Stand-Up 'N Play Tables

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Shelcore Inc., of Somerset, N.J., is voluntarily recalling about 124,000 "Stand-Up 'N Play Tables" to replace the xylophone mallets. The mallet that comes as part of this table set can be lodged into the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard. Shelcore received a report of the mallet being jammed into the throat of a 13-month-old boy after he fell while teething on the ball end of the mallet. Lacerations in the throat resulted when an adult had to forcibly remove the mallet to prevent choking. The "Stand-Up 'N Play Table" measures 14 inches long, 14 inches wide and 13 inches high. The multi-colored play table includes a telephone, clicking dial, spinner, push-button squeaker, rolling ball, spinning gears, xylophone and mallet, three colorful shapes, and a shape sorter. The tray of the table is white, and the legs are red with yellow caps at the base. Writing on the box reads, "Ages 9-36 Months," and "Encourages Child to Pull-Up and Stand." Toy stores nationwide sold these play tables from March 1996 through March 1999 for between $18 and $20. Consumers should immediately throw the recalled mallets in the trash, and call Shelcore for a free replacement mallet. For more information, call Shelcore at (800) 777-0453 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or write to Shelcore Inc., 347 Elizabeth Ave., Somerset, NJ 08873-1101.

  • Hazard Description: The xylophone mallet that comes as part of this table set can be lodged into the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 124,000

  • Incidents: Shelcore received a report of the mallet being jammed into the throat of a 13-month-old boy after he fell while teething on the ball end of the mallet. Lacerations in the throat resulted when an adult had to forcibly remove the mallet to prevent choking.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately throw the recalled mallets in the trash, and call Shelcore for a free replacement mallet.

  • Sold At: Toy stores nationwide sold these play tables from March 1996 through March 1999 for between $18 and $20.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: None Listed

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed