Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Little Tikes Recall

Little Tikes is recalling about 1.6 million Workshops Sets and Trucks because they have oversized plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young children.
The company has received one report of an 11-month-old boy from Goose Creek, S.C., who choked when the toy nail become lodged in his throat. The child was hospitalized and made a full recovery.
The oversized plastic toy nail is about 3 1/4 inches long by 1 1/4 inch in diameter and comes in red or blue colors. It has a large round head; about 1 1/4 inches below the head is a plastic ridge, slightly smaller than the nail head and about 1 inch in diameter. They were sold with a variety of Little Tikes children's products "The toys were sold on various Web sites, including littletikes.com, and retailers nationwide, including Toys "R" Us, from March 1994 through June 2009 for between $25 and $100.
Consumers should immediately take the toy nails away from young children and contact the firm for a free replacement toy nail.
For more information, contact Little Tikes at (800) 791-2737 or visit littletikes.com
Here is the recalled product information:
Model #
Name
Picture
0914
Electronic Project WorkshopSold from March 1994 through December 2003UPC: 0-50743-00914-3
0920/612237
Little HandiWorker WorkhorseSold from March 1999 through June 2009UPC 0-50743-10920-1UPC 0-50743-61223-7
4146
Home Improvements 2-Sided WorkshopSold from February 2001 through January 2009UPC 0-50743-04146-4
440Z
Swirlin' Sawdust WorkshopSold from April 2004 through November 2008UPC 0-50743-38540-7
4028
Black Pickup Truck with ToolsSold from March 2000 through April 2009UPC 0-50743-04028-3

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