Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Parker Brothers has voluntarily recalled approximately 900,000 Riviton construction sets due to a choking hazard involving small rubber fastening rivets. The recall was initiated after two accidental deaths were associated with the product, including a recent death of a 9-year-old child who choked on a rubber rivet. More than 125,000 sets were being held in company warehouses, and 27,000 sets had already been returned at the time of this announcement in December 1978.
According to the recall notice, affected consumers should return the product for a full refund either to the store where it was purchased or by mailing it directly to Parker Brothers at 190 Bridge Street, Salem, MA 01970. Consumers seeking additional information can contact Parker Brothers Consumer Response at 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, MA 01915, or call 617/927-4900 collect.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Choking
Riviton Sets Recalled by Parker Brothers NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 1978 Release # 78-103 Riviton Sets Voluntarily Held WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. II) -- More than 125,000 toy construction sets manufactured by Parker Brothers are being voluntarily held in inventory in two company warehouses in Salem, Massachusetts and Des Moines, Iowa, after the company announced its voluntary recall of 900,000 Riviton sets. A Parker Brothers spokesman told the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that 27,000 of the Riviton construction sets have now been returned. Parker Brothers had made the decision to voluntarily withdraw this product from the market because of two accidental deaths associated with the product. The company reached this decision after the recent death of a 9-year-old child was attributed to the choking on a rubber fastening rivet from the Riviton Construction Toy. Riviton Construction Toys have been distributed nationally during the past two years. Parker Brothers, a subsidiary of General Mills, Inc., is asking all consumers to return the product for a full refund to the store from which it was purchased or to mail it direct to Parker Brothers, 190 Bridge Street, Salem, MA 01970. All retailers have been asked to remove the product from their shelves. Any consumer seeking further information may contact Parker Brothers, Consumer Response, Riviton Recall, 50 Dunham Road, Beverly, MA 01915. Consumers can call Parker Brothers collect at 617/927-4900.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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