Hazard: The wooden rings on the holes of the product may crack, allowing the small wooden heads to fall out and pose a choking hazard to young children.
Product: Pokémon plush dolls, beanbags, and key chains
Company: Pokémon Center NY, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City and on the firm's Web site at www.pokemoncenter.com nationwide, from January 2004 through August 2004, for between $4.99 and $34.95. A limited number were given away as a promotional item.
Product Type: Toys / Play Products
Hazard Type: Other Safety Hazard
Hazard: Tips of sewing needles have been found in the stuffing, posing a puncture hazard.
Hazard: The swing's carrying handle can fail to stay in place properly and drop or be pushed down, hitting a child in the head. Additionally, the 3-point seatbelt can fail to prevent a child from leaning forward or to either side, posing a risk that the...
Company: Playworld Systems Inc., of Lewisburg, Pa.
Product Type: Outdoor / Sports / Ride-On
Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard
Hazard: The weld between the side arch support and the top rail can fail. If that happens, the swings can collapse, causing children on the swings to fall and be injured by the falling top rail.
Company: The toy jewelry was sold in vending machines located in malls, discount, department and grocery stores nationwide, from January 2002 through June 2004, for between $0.25 and $0.75.
Product Type: Toys / Play Products
Hazard Type: Chemical / Toxicity Hazard
Hazard: CPSC has determined that some of this toy jewelry contains dangerous levels of lead, posing a risk of lead poisoning to children. Young children sometimes mouth or swallow items like these, and lead can leach from the jewelry into the child's body. Lead poisoning in...
Hazard: If the stop pins are bent or missing or the seat is not fully attached, the seat can partially detach from the frame during use and the infant occupant can be injured in a fall.
Company: Far East Brokers and Consultants Inc. (FEBC), of Jacksonville, Fla.
Product Type: Toys / Play Products
Hazard Type: Battery Hazard
Hazard: The Kiddie Car Cruiser can continue to run when the accelerator is no longer depressed, which could result in the rider losing control of the car.
Company: Dream On Me Industries, of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Product Type: Baby / Infant Products
Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard
Hazard: The walkers will fit through a standard doorway and are not designed to stop at the edge of a step. Babies using these walkers can be seriously injured or killed if they fall down stairs.
Company: Front Porch Classics of Seattle, Washington
Product Type: Toys / Play Products
Hazard Type: Chemical / Toxicity Hazard
Hazard: The surface coating and the metal in the ships contain lead and pose a risk of lead poisoning to young children. A child could ingest lead by swallowing a broken part of the ship or by repeatedly mouthing the ships.
Hazard: A gap between the step of the built-in ladder and the top bunk allows enough room for a child's body to slip through but will not allow for a child's head to pass through. This poses a serious strangulation risk. Federal standards for bunk beds...
