Product Recall Number: 01-025
Why was Toy xylophone recalled?
The red mallet sold with the toy xylophone can get lodged in the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.
Product Recall Number: 01-025
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2000-11-01
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Toy xylophone
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Dolgencorp Inc., of Goodlettsville, Tenn., is voluntarily recalling about 113,000 toy xylophones. The red mallet sold with the toy xylophone can get lodged in the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard. CPSC and Dolgencorp Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these toy xylophones. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. The toy xylophone is white, rectangular-shaped with a green handle and multi-colored bars including, red, yellow, green and blue. A yellow button shaped like the face of a cat is on the front of the xylophone. The mallet sold with the xylophone is red with two round balls at either end of the mallet. Writing on the box reads, "BABY TOYS XYLOPHONE, TO HELP BABY LEARN AND DEVELOP, and MADE IN CHINA." Dollar General stores nationwide sold these toy xylophones from July 1998 through October 2000 for $3. Consumers should immediately take this toy away from children and return it to their local Dollar General store for a full refund. For more information, call Dollar General at (800) 678-9258 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Hazard Description: The red mallet sold with the toy xylophone can get lodged in the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 113,000
Incidents: CPSC and Dolgencorp Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these toy xylophones.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take this toy away from children and return it to their local Dollar General store for a full refund.
Sold At: Dollar General stores nationwide sold these toy xylophones from July 1998 through October 2000 for $3.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed