Product Recall Number: 11-034
Why was Horse-on-a-Stick Toys recalled?
The reins on horse-on-a-stick toy's bridle are long enough to form a loop around a child's head and neck, posing a strangulation hazard to young children.
Product Recall Number: 11-034
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2010-11-09
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Horse-on-a-Stick Toys
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: The reins on horse-on-a-stick toy's bridle are long enough to form a loop around a child's head and neck, posing a strangulation hazard to young children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: New Instructions
Units: About 8,800
Incidents: CPSC has received one report of a near strangulation involving a 2-year-old boy who became entangled in the reins at his neck. The boy's mother freed him without injury.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove or cut the reins to eliminate the hazard. Consumers also can contact Big Ideas Marketing for instructions on how to remove the reins.
Sold At: Love's Travel Stop and Country stores nationwide from May 2010 through July 2010 for about $6.
Importers: Big Ideas Marketing, of Owings Mills, Md.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed