US Recall: Tiny Love Wind Chime Toys Due to Puncture and Laceration Hazards

February 11, 2010 by The Toy Detectives  
Filed under Recalls, Safety

Tiny Love, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, have announced a voluntary recall of Tiny Love Wind Chime Toys due to puncture and laceration hazards. Read more

US Recall: Pull Toys by Manhattan Due to Choking Hazard

February 11, 2010 by The Toy Detectives  
Filed under Recalls, Safety

Manhattan Group LLC, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, have announced a voluntary recall of Pull-A-Long Friends Toucan™, Pull-A-Long Friends Alligator™, and Pull-A-Long Friends Sharky™.

About 2,400 of these products, made in Thailand, have been sold in the United States and 400 in Canada. However, no injuries or incidents have been reported to date.

The toy has wooden components that can break or come loose, posing a choking/aspiration hazard to young children. Read more

US Recall: Discovery Kids Animated Marine & Safari Lamps

February 11, 2010 by The Toy Detectives  
Filed under Recalls, Safety

Innovage and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced a voluntary recall of the product: Discovery Kids™ Animated Marine and Safari Lamps.

About 360,000 units of the product, made in China, are affected due to a defect in the lamp’s printed circuit board that can cause an electrical short, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. Read more

US Recall: Toy Guns Sold at Dollar General

February 9, 2010 by The Toy Detectives  
Filed under Recalls, Safety

Dollar General and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC) have announced a voluntary recall of the Special Forces and Police SWAT Toy Gun Sets.

The orange tips located at the end of the toy guns’ barrels, which are designed to distinguish them from real guns, can easily be removed from the barrels, posing a choking hazard to children. Read more

US Recall: Disney Fairies Tiny Tink & Friends

February 3, 2010 by The Toy Detectives  
Filed under Recalls, Safety

Playmates Toys, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada have announced a voluntary recall of Tiny Tink and Friends Children’s Toy Jewelry. Use of these product should stop immediately.

This recall involves charms sold with the Tiny Tink and Friends toy jewelry sets. The charm is attached to a cord using a metal ring and cylinder and included with the sets as a separate accessory that children can attach to the toy necklace, bracelet or key chain. Read more

Recall: Animal Train by Orange Tree Toys

January 28, 2010 by The Toy Detectives  
Filed under Recalls, Safety

Orange Tree Toys have discovered a potential quality problem with its Animal Train toy. The carriages are linked together with magnets and some of these can become loose, due to the size of the magnets this may cause a potential choking hazard. Read more

US Recall: Knight Hawk Toy Helicopters Sold by RadioShack

January 27, 2010 by The Toy Detectives  
Filed under Recalls, Safety

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a voluntary recall of Danbar Knight Hawk Toy Helicopters, sold in RadioShack. Read more

US Recall: Horse Toy Figures Recalled by Blip Toys

January 27, 2010 by The Toy Detectives  
Filed under Recalls, Safety

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSCP), has announced a voluntary Nature Wonders HD Pinto Horse Toy Figures, supplied by Blip Toys. Read more

US Recall: Boy’s Three-Piece Santa Sets Sold by Macy’s

January 27, 2010 by The Toy Detectives  
Filed under Recalls, Safety

In the U.S. the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)has announced a voluntary recall of First Impressions Boy’s Three-Piece Santa Set sold by Macy’s and Navy Exchange. Read more

US Recall: Big Rex and Friends Cloth Books

January 12, 2010 by The Toy Detectives  
Filed under Recalls, Safety

St. Martin’s Press and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced a voluntary recall of “Big Rex and Friends” cloth books.

About 204,000 books are affected due to a red plastic dot sewn in the book contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects, however, no incidents or injuries have been reported. Read more

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