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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 1997-04-17

Wooden Toy Cars Recall by Etna Products

Is my product affected?

  • Brand Boardman's
  • Brand Benton-Kirby
  • Brand Walter Drake & Sons
  • Brand Something Special
  • Brand Small Wonders
  • Brand Burton Distributors
  • Brand JD Yeatts Import
  • Brand Odd-Job Trading
  • Brand Small Delights
  • Brand Etna Products

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Etna Products Inc. is recalling approximately 13,200 wooden toy cars due to a choking hazard. The glue holding the toys together deteriorates over time, causing hub caps, headlights, and wooden blocks to separate. Young children could choke on the headlights and blocks or inhale the hub caps into their lungs, which could potentially lead to death. The toy is a hand-painted wooden car in red, yellow, green, and blue that comes with 26 painted wooden blocks and a white pull cord. Although no injuries have been reported, the recall was initiated to prevent potential harm.

The recalled toys were sold nationwide from 1994 through March 1997 for approximately $5 through mail order catalogues (Benton-Kirby and Walter Drake & Sons) and retail stores including Boardman's locations (Small Wonders, Something Special, Small Delights), Odd-Job Trading stores, J.D. Yeatts Imports, and Burton Distributors. Consumers should take the recalled toys away from children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. Consumers with questions about mail order purchases can call Etna at (800) 841-1007.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

Choking

Details from the source

Wooden Toy Cars Recall by Etna Products NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nychelle White April 17, 1997 (301) 504-7063 Release # 97-105 CPSC, Etna Products Inc. Announce Recall of Wooden Toy Cars WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Etna Products Inc. of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 13,200 wooden toy cars. The glue holding the toy together deteriorates causing the hub caps, headlights, and blocks to separate. Young children could choke on the headlights and blocks or inhale the hub caps into their lungs, which could lead to death. CPSC and Etna Products are not aware of any injuries involving these toys. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. The wooden toy car is painted red, yellow, green, and blue. The sides of the car hold 26 wooden blocks painted with letters of the alphabet and pictures appropriate for each letter and two heart-shaped red blocks. The car also comes with a 12-inch white pull cord. The toy is packaged in a cardboard box labeled in part, "Solid Wood Hand-Painted Old Time Learning Car...28 Blocks - One Side Displays Letter, Other Side Displays Picture With Name." There is a picture of the toy car on the box. The toys were sold nationwide by Benton-Kirby and Walter Drake & Sons mail order catalogues. The toys were also sold by Boardman's (Small Wonders, Something Special, Small Delights), Odd-Job Trading stores, J.D. Yeatts Imports, and Burton Distributors. The toys were sold from 1994 through March 1997 for about $5. Consumers should take the recalled toys away from children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information about this recall or for questions concerning mail order purchases, consumers should call Etna at (800) 841-1007.

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

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