Cutoy Baseball Bat Squeeze Toy
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Cutoy Cooperative Association of Burlington, North Carolina has voluntarily recalled the #CT569 Baseball Bat Squeeze Toy due to a potential choking hazard. The toy, which is made of soft, compressible material and shaped like a baseball bat with a face on the batting end, has a bulbous handle measuring 1 1/16 inches in diameter. The CPSC believes the handle is small enough to lodge in an infant's throat and obstruct the airway, though no choking incidents have been reported with this product. The toy is available in green, yellow, and red colors and bears the label "GROW TIME SQUEEZE and SQUEAK, Item #CT569." Fewer than three hundred units were distributed nationwide over a two-year period.
Consumers who purchased this squeeze toy should remove it from use immediately and return it to the retailer where it was purchased for a full refund. Alternatively, consumers may return the toy to Cutoy Cooperative Association at P.O. Box 2197, Burlington, North Carolina 27215, or contact the company at 800-334-5321 for a full refund.
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Choking
Squeeze Toys Recalled by Cutoy NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 1984 Release # 84-055 Squeeze Toy Recalled Because Of Potential Choking Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Cutoy Cooperative Association, Burlington, North Carolina, today announced a voluntary recall of the #CT569 Baseball Bat Squeeze Toy which the CPSC believes may cause choking and/or suffocation because the handle is small enough to lodge in an infant's throat and obstruct the airway. Although, this squeeze toy has not been involved in any choking incidents, the CPSC believes that the item is similar in shape and size to products that have been involved in such incidents. In the last two years Cutoy Cooperative Association distributed on a nationwide basis less than three hundred of the Baseball Bat Squeeze Toy. This baseball bat shaped toy is made of soft, easily compressed material with a face on the batting end, and is packaged with a label bearing the following information "GROW TIME SQUEEZE and SQUEAK, Item #CT569". This Baseball Bat Squeeze Toy which is available in several colors including green, yellow and red, has a bulbous handle 1 l/16" in diameter and is 7 3/4" long. Consumers should remove this product from use immediately and return it to the retailer where purchased for a full refund. If desired, the consumer may return the Squeeze Toy to Cutoy Cooperative Association, P.O. Box 2197, Burlington, North Carolina 27215, for a full refund or contact Cutoy at its toll-free number, 800-334-5321. Retailers should remove the Squeeze Toy from sale immediately and return it to Cutoy Cooperative Association for a full refund. Anyone wishing additional information may contact CPSC's toll-free Hotline at 800-638-CPSC. A teletypewriter number for the hearing-impaired is (301) 595-7054.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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