Recall Category: Kids Recalls
Recall Date: 2005-12-14T00:00:00
Product: Little Tree Mini Learning Cubes
Company: Maxim Enterprise Inc., of Lakeville, Mass.
Hazard: Small wooden pegs in the top corners of the toy can come loose, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Description: The recalled learning cube is an 8-inch square wooden box with a different activity on each side, including an abacus, blocks with apples and bananas, shapes that can be moved in a zigzag cutout, and a blackboard. The wooden cover has spiral bead maze with wooden beads that slide up, down and around.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled learning cube toy away from young children and return it to Target for a $15 giftcard plus applicable state tax.
Incidents / Injuries: Target has received three reports of incidents including two reports of children mouthing pieces of the learning cube. In one incident, an 18-month old girl swallowed a piece of the recalled learning cube after one side came loose. The piece became stuck and she had to have it removed in a hospital emergency room. In a second incident, a child started choking when she put two of the toy's wooden pegs in her mouth. In the third incident, a consumer reported the wooden pegs popped out of the learning cube. No injuries were reported in the third incident.
Recall Number: 06052
Product Type: Toys / Play Products, Outdoor / Sports / Ride-On
Hazard Type: Choking Hazard