CPSC, Dolgencorp Inc. Announce Recall of Toy Xylophones Sold at Dollar General Stores

Recalled November 2, 2000 · CPSC recall 01025 · Dolgencorp

Hazard

The red mallet sold with the toy xylophone can get lodged in the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately take this toy away from children and return it to their local Dollar General store for a full refund.

Units

About 113,000

Incidents / injuries

CPSC and Dolgencorp Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these toy xylophones. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.

Description

The toy xylophone is white, rectangular-shaped with a green handle and multi-colored bars including, red, yellow, green and blue. A yellow button shaped like the face of a cat is on the front of the xylophone. The mallet sold with the xylophone is red with two round balls at either end of the mallet. Writing on the box reads, "BABY TOYS XYLOPHONE, TO HELP BABY LEARN AND DEVELOP, and MADE IN CHINA."

What to do

Consumers should immediately take this toy away from children and return it to their local Dollar General store for a full refund.

Contact

For more information, call Dollar General at (800) 678-9258 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

Product

Toy xylophone

Distributed by

Dolgencorp Inc., of Goodlettsville, Tenn.

Retailers

Dollar General stores nationwide sold these toy xylophones, from July 1998 through October 2000, for $3.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →