The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products unless otherwise instructed. Consumers can submit reports of harm to CPSC’s new searchable online product safety database at www.SaferProducts.gov. A searchable food and medical product recall database is available at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm.
Units: About 14,000 in the United States and 14,000 in Canada
Importer: Rhino Toys Inc., of Santa Cruz, Calif.
Hazard: The hard plastic C-links on both ends of the rattles’ soft plastic chain can break, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Description: The soft plastic OBall has beads inside a small plastic bubble that make the rattle sound. The OBall is attached to a soft plastic chain by C-shaped plastic links on both ends.
Sold at: Toys R Us and other toy stores nationwide from April through December 2010 for about $8.
Remedy: Contact Rhino Toys for a refund.
Contact: Call 888-250-9969 or visit www.rhinotoys.com.