CPSC, Shelcore Inc. Announce Recall Children's Play Tables to Replace Mallets

危险说明 Hazard

• The mallet that comes as part of this table set can be lodged into the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.

受影响产品

官方描述 Description

The "Stand-Up 'N Play Table" measures 14 inches long, 14 inches wide and 13 inches high. The multi-colored play table includes a telephone, clicking dial, spinner, push-button squeaker, rolling ball, spinning gears, xylophone and mallet, three colorful shapes, and a shape sorter. The tray of the table is white, and the legs are red with yellow caps at the base. Writing on the box reads, "Ages 9-36 Months," and "Encourages Child to Pull-Up and Stand."

事故与伤害 Incidents / Injuries

• Shelcore received a report of the mallet being jammed into the throat of a 13-month old boy after he fell while teething on the ball end of the mallet. Lacerations in the throat resulted when an adult had to forcibly remove the mallet, to prevent choking.

官方补救措施 Remedy

• Consumers should immediately throw the recalled mallets in the trash, and call Shelcore for a free replacement mallet.

消费者联系信息

For more information, call Shelcore at (800) 777-0453 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or write to Shelcore Inc., 347 Elizabeth Ave., Somerset, NJ 08873-1101.

相关企业

制造商：Shelcore Inc., of Somerset, N.J.

零售商：Toy stores nationwide sold these play tables, from March 1996 through March 1999, for between $18 and $20.