Recall Category: Kids Recalls
Recall Date: 2000-08-16T00:00:00
Product: Busy Poppin' Pals toys
Company: Mass merchandise and toy stores, including Toys R Us, sold these toys nationwide for about $10. The toys were sold from January 1996 through August 2000.
Hazard: Small springs inside the toy can break loose, posing a choking and laceration hazard to young children.
Description: The Playskool Busy Poppin' Pals is a 13-inch-long white plastic toy with blue, yellow and red buttons, levers and knobs of various shapes that, when activated, make animal characters pop up from under the toy's base. The animals are hidden under blue, yellow or red lids that have the numbers 1 through 5 on top. The lid colors match the color of the buttons, levers and knobs that activate them. The pop-up animals are a giraffe, elephant, panda bear, lion and monkey. The toy has a white carry handle and has the Playskool logo on the front. The model number 5415 and "MADE IN CHINA" are imprinted on the bottom of the toy.
Remedy: Consumers should take these toys away from young children immediately and contact Playskool to receive a free, redesigned replacement toy.
Incidents / Injuries: Playskool has received 16 reports of the springs breaking. Five children put the broken springs in their mouths, resulting in two children suffering lacerations.
Recall Number: 00164
Product Type: Toys / Play Products
Hazard Type: Choking Hazard, Fall / Injury Hazard