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Product Recall Number: 05-020

Why was Toy Ice Cream Car, Police Car, and Washing Machine recalled?

The multicolored beads inside the toys can become accessible to children, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Toy Ice Cream Car, Police Car, and Washing Machine
Here's product recall specific data for Toy Ice Cream Car, Police Car, and Washing Machine.

  • Product Recall Number: 05-020

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2004-10-20

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Toy Ice Cream Car, Police Car, and Washing Machine

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Tai Tung International, Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif. is voluntarily recalling about 128,880 Toy Ice Cream Cars, Police Cars, and Washing Machines. The multicolored beads inside the toys can become accessible to children, posing a choking hazard to young children.Name of product: Toy Ice Cream Car, Police Car, and Washing MachineUnits: About 128,880Importer: Tai Tung International, Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif.Hazard: The multicolored beads inside the toys can become accessible to children, posing a choking hazard to young children.Incidents/Injuries: None reported.Description: The recall includes an ice cream car, police car and a toy washing machine. The multicolored cars are about 5-inches long and contain various stickers. The pink, white, or red toy washing machines are 4.5-inches high. The toys make animal and music sounds. When the music and animal sounds play, lights flash and the toy's multicolored beads can be seen moving inside. "CE" and "MADE IN CHINA" are written on the battery cover.Sold at: Toy and discount stores nationwide from June 2000 through September 2004 for about $3.Manufactured in: ChinaRemedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from young children and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.Consumer Contact: Call Tai Tung at (800) 516-2988 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT or email the company at sales@toystoreonline.com.

  • Hazard Description: The multicolored beads inside the toys can become accessible to children, posing a choking hazard to young children.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 128,880

  • Incidents: None reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from young children and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.

  • Sold At: Toy and discount stores nationwide from June 2000 through September 2004 for about $3.

  • Importers: Tai Tung International, Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif.

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed