F A O Schwartz infant crib exerciser toys
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Approximately 1,000 infant crib exercisers are being recalled due to a strangulation hazard. The toy consists of a 17-inch red elastic cord strung with colored wooden beads and rings. The cord poses a potential strangulation risk to infants who could become entangled in it. The toy was manufactured by J. Schowanek in West Germany and sold at F.A.O. Schwarz stores for $7.95 between July 1976 and January 1979.
Consumers who purchased this crib exerciser from F.A.O. Schwarz can receive a full refund by returning the toy to any F.A.O. Schwarz store with proof-of-purchase. The source also states that F.A.O. Schwarz indicated other firms may have imported and sold this toy, and urges consumers to contact the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's toll-free hotline at (800) 638-2772 if they know of other importers or retailers selling the hazardous exerciser.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Strangulation
November 29, 1979 Release # 79-068 Infant's exercising Toy Recalled WASHINGTON, D. C. (November 29)-- Approximately 1,000 toys which may pose a hazard to infants are being recalled by the toy's retailer, the F.A.O. Schwarz Company, of New York City. The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The toy, know as an infant crib exerciser, consists of a red elastic cord strung with colored wooden beads and rings. The 17-inch elastic cord poses a potential strangulation hazard to infants who could become entangled in the cord. The toy was imported from J. Schowanek, a manufacturer in West Germany, and was sold in F.A.O. Schwarz stores for $7.95 between July, 1976 and January, 1979. The foreign manufacturer stated that it has stopped producing this toy. Consumers who purchased the crib exerciser from F.A.O. Schearz can receive a full refund by returning the toy to any F.A.O. Schwarz store with proof-of-purchase. F.A.O. Schwarz told CPSC that other firms have imported and sold the toy but that Schearz does not know the names of these companies. CPSC urges consumers to contact its toll-free Hotline at (800) 638-2772 if they know of other importers or retailers of the hazardous exercises
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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