CPSC, Raymond Geddes & Co. Inc. Recall Push'n Pop Toys

Recalled May 24, 2001 · CPSC recall 01160a · Raymond Geddes &

Recalled Tropical Fish and Rockin' Reptile Push'n Pop toys

Hazard

The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on these toys can detach, which poses choking and aspiration hazards to young children.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately take these toys away from young children and take them back to where they were purchased for a refund, or throw them away.

Units

About 6,500

Incidents / injuries

There was a report of a 3-year-old boy who inhaled a balloon tongue that detached from a Zapper toy into his sinus cavity. He required medical treatment to remove the part from his nose.

Description

The vinyl toys are about 2 to 3 inches long, and come in two different styles: a fish and lizard. When the toy is squeezed, the balloon tongue attached to its mouth inflates or rolls out. "MADE IN CHINA" is molded into the toy.

What to do

Consumers should immediately take these toys away from young children and take them back to where they were purchased for a refund, or throw them away.

Contact

If consumers have questions, call the firm at (800) 533-6273 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's web site at www.raymondgeddes.com. Consumers also can contact the firm by email at [email protected]

Product

Tropical Fish and Rockin' Reptile Push'n Pop toys

Imported by

Raymond Geddes & Co. Inc., of Baltimore, Md.

Retailers

Toy stores, doctor and dentist offices, and carnivals and circuses sold and distributed these toys, from August 1998 through March 2001. They were sold for about $1.

Made in

China

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