Product Recall Number: 88-051
Why was "Big Mouth Fish, Hippo, and Frog" water toy, "Devil Fish" water toy, and "Lively Squeaking Snake" toy recalled?
Both water toys have small parts, which may present a choking hazard to young children, and the toy snake contains an excessive amount of lead in the surface coating.
Product Recall Number: 88-051
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1988-07-13
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Name Of Product: "Big Mouth Fish, Hippo, and Frog" water toy, "Devil Fish" water toy, and "Lively Squeaking Snake" toy
Description: WASHINGTON, DC - Beachcombers International Inc. of Fort Myers, Florida is voluntarily recalling water toys and a squeaking toy snake because they may pose choking and lead poisoning hazards to young children. The imported toys recalled by Beachcombers International are: "Big Mouth Fish, Hippo, and Frog," plastic wind-up water toys labeled "MASUDAYA 1976 Made in Hong Kong;" some 8,000 toys were sold nationally for about $2 each. "Devil Fish," an eight-inch wind-up toy in the shape of a fish which was imported from Hong Kong and sold for $2 in New Jersey and Virginia. "Lively Squeaking Snake," a plastic cobra snake some 21 inches long from China which sold nationally for $1. Consumers should immediately take the toys away from children and return them to the retail store for a refund of the purchase price. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said both water toys have small parts, which may present a choking hazard to young children; the toy snake contains an excessive amount of lead in the surface coating. The violations were discovered by U.S. Customs' agents and CPSC inspectors during routine import surveillance at the Port of Miami. Consumers desiring additional information may call Beachcombers International at 1-813-731-2111.
Hazard Description: Both water toys have small parts, which may present a choking hazard to young children, and the toy snake contains an excessive amount of lead in the surface coating.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: None Listed
Incidents: None Listed
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the toys away from children and return them to the retail store for a refund of the purchase price.
Sold At: None Listed
Importers: Beachcombers International Inc. of Fort Myers, Florida
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: None Listed
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed