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

Recalled July 21, 2000 · CPSC recall 00148 · Shelcore

Hazard

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

Remedy

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

Units

About 124,000

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.

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."

What to do

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

Contact

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.

Product

Stand-Up 'N Play Tables

Manufacturer(s)

Shelcore Inc., of Somerset, N.J.

Retailers

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

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