Fisher-Price Recalls Infant Toys with Inflatable Balls Due to Choking Hazard

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /CNW/ - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of products: Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™, Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™ , Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall, Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium (C3068 and H8094), 1-2-3 Tetherball™, Bat & Score Goal™
Units: About 2.8 million in the US and about 125,000 in Canada
Importer: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.
Hazard: The valve of the inflatable ball on these toys can come off and pose a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Fisher-Price are aware of 46 reports of incidents where the valve came off in the US and eight reports in Canada. These include 14 reports of the valve found in a child's mouth and three reports of a child beginning to choke. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves the products listed below:
All of the Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™, Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™, C3068 Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl Aquarium, Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall,  Bat & Score Goal™ are included in this recall. Only H8094 Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™. Aquarium and J0327 1-2-3 Tetherball™ manufactured before 2008 are included in this recall.
The date code for the H8094 Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium is located on the back side of the fabric tag on the quilt. The date code for the J0327 1-2-3 Tetherball™ is located on the bottom of the base. If the fourth digit of the six-digit date code is, 7 or less, the product is included in the recall. No other Fisher-Price products with inflatable balls are included in this recall.

Product		Approximate Retail Price and Dates Sold	Product Description
73408	Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™	$50 July 2001 to October 2003	6 months & up Playzone has three play modes for crawling, to pulling up and cruising, to walking in and out.
B2408	Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™	$48 April 2003 to January 2004	9 months & up Baby arcade converts to baby's first slide
C3068	Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium	$28 October 2003 to September 2005	Birth & Up A soft gym with two toy bars The gym converts to a crawl-through play space .
H5704	Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall	$68 April 2005 to January 2007	6 to 36 months Play wall with activities
H8094	Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium	$36 June 2005 to March 2008	Birth & Up A soft gym that features two toy bars  The gym converts to a crawl-through play space
J0327	1-2-3 Tetherball™	$20 September 2005 to March 2008	6 months & Up Big inflatable ball (Approximately 12 inches in diameter) with light up base.
K0476	Bat & Score Goal™	$20 May 2006 to July 2008	6 months & Up Baby soccer goal with detachable ball.

Manufactured in: Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™, Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™ and Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall were made in Mexico. The Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium, 1-2-3 Tetherball™ and Bat & Score Goal™ were made in China.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the inflatable ball from the product and keep away from children. Do not discard the inflatable ball. Contact Fisher-Price for a free replacement kit.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Fisher-Price at [phone] between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.service.mattel.com.

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product.  Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.  Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $800 billion annually.  The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed to a significant decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years. 

Under federal law, it is illegal to attempt to sell or re-sell this or any other recalled product. 

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at [phone], teletypewriter at [phone], or visit www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this press release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov. To join a free e-mail subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.

Health Canada reminds consumers to choose toys carefully and provides tips to help keep children safe when they play with toys at the following link: Toy Safety Tips.

Health Canada is also asking Canadians to report any health or safety incidents, past or present, related to the use of a consumer product or cosmetic. An easy-to-use incident report form is now available on the Department's website at:  http://www.healthcanada.gc.ca/reportaproduct.

Consumers may also contact Health Canada's Consumer Product Safety Bureau by phone toll-free at 1-866-662-0666, or by email at [email protected] (if contacting via e-mail, please indicate the province or territory from which you are corresponding).

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