Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
T.S. Toys is recalling approximately 4,000 Activity Block Sets due to a choking hazard. The sets consist of four plastic blocks with different features—one with a beeper, one with a clicker dial, one with a mirror, and one with rollers. The block with rollers can break, releasing small hollow plastic cylinders that young children could choke on. The sets were sold at Meijer, Ocean State Job Lot, Johnny's Toys, and Cook Brothers stores in the East and Midwest between May 1997 and June 1998 for approximately $7 to $8. The product is packaged in a multicolored window box labeled "QUALITY FunKids TOYS...Activity Blocks...ITEM NO. 38329...T.S. TOYS...MADE IN CHINA."
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and return them to the store where they were purchased for a refund. For more information, consumers can contact the retailer where the product was purchased: Meijer at (800) 543-3704, Ocean State Job Lot at (800) 257-4101 Ext. 159, Johnny's Toys at (606) 261-6962, or Cook Brothers at (800) 621-4245.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Choking
Activity Block Sets Recalled by T.S. Toys NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 1998 Release # 98-143 Company Phone Number:(800) 543-3704 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063 CPSC, T.S. Toys Announce Recall of Activity Block Sets WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), T.S. Toys of Hong Kong is recalling about 4,000 Activity Block Sets. Rods on one of the blocks could break, releasing small hollow cylinders. Young children could choke on these cylinders. CPSC and T.S. Toys are not aware of any injuries involving these toys. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. The Activity Blocks Set consists of four colorful plastic blocks and plastic shape sorters. One block has a beeper, one has a clicker dial, one has a mirror and one has rollers. The plastic block with the rollers is the one that can break. The rollers are hollow plastic cylinders on plastic rods. The Activity Block Sets are packaged in a multicolored window box. It is labeled in part, "QUALITY FunKids TOYS...Activity Blocks...ITEM NO. 38329...T.S. TOYS...MADE IN CHINA." Meijer, Ocean State Job Lot, Johnny's Toys and Cook Brothers stores in the East and Midwest sold the Activity Blocks from May 1997 to June 1998 for about $7 to $8. Consumers should take the recalled toys away from children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund. For more information, consumers should call the store where purchased at the following numbers: Meijer at (800) 543-3704 (if unreachable from your state, call collect at (616) 791-3347), Ocean State Job Lot at (800) 257-4101 Ext. 159, Johnny's Toys collect at (606) 261-6962 and Cook Brothers at (800) 621-4245.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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