Hello Baby Rattle Sets
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Jade Express Inc. is recalling approximately 80,000 "Hello Baby" toy rattle sets imported from China due to a choking hazard. During testing, the rattles separated into small parts including small balls and plastic fragments when dropped. The recall affects two products: a three-piece set (item #8003) containing a plastic telephone, bird, and trumpet rattle, and a six-piece set (item #8006) that includes those three rattles plus a rolling cage toy, four ball rolling rattle, and plastic keys. Both sets were distributed to stores in Southern California, Texas, Iowa, Illinois, and Florida between October 1993 and August 1994 and sold for approximately $5 and $10 respectively.
According to the recall notice, consumers should take the rattles away from babies and young children immediately and return them to the stores where purchased for a full refund. Consumers with questions can contact Jade Express Inc. at (213) 622-0922 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST. No injuries have been reported in connection with these products.
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Choking
December 21, 1994 Release # 95-050 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Jade Express Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif., is voluntarily recalling a total of about 80,000 three piece and six piece "Hello Baby" toy rattle sets imported from China. During CPSC testing, the rattles separated into small parts (small balls and small plastic fragments) when dropped, presenting a choking hazard to babies and young children. The three-piece set, item #8003, which contains a plastic telephone, bird, and trumpet rattle, comes in assorted colors. Jade Express packaged the set in a cardboard box with an oval front cellophane window.The six-piece set, item #8006, contains the same three rattles as the three piece set, plus a rolling cage toy, a four ball rolling rattle, and a set of plastic keys. This set also comes in a cardboard box with an oval front cellophane window. Labels on the cartons of both sets read, "HELLO BABY AND BABY RATTLE...MADE IN CHINA."Jade Express distributed the three and six piece rattle sets, which sold for about $5 and $10 respectively, to chain, discount, and toy stores between October 1993 and August 1994 in Southern California, Texas, Iowa, Illinois, and Florida. Consumers are urged to take the rattles away from babies and young children immediately and return them to the stores where purchased for a full refund. Consumer who have questions about this recall can contact Jade Express Inc. at (213) 622-0922 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST.Neither CPSC nor Jade Express Inc. are aware of any injuries involving these pacifiers. This voluntary recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. A CPSC representative discovered the potentially hazardous rattles during an inspection of another toy importer in Miami, Fla
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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