Bumble Bee Toys with Blue Antennae
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
in cooperation with the manufacturer named below, today announced voluntary recalls of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Bumble Bee Toys with blue antennae sold with certain
Graco high chairs and Graco mobile entertainers, and also sold
separately as an accessory and replacement part.
Units: 398,000
Manufacturer: Graco Children's Products, Inc. of Exton, Pa.
Hazard: The blue antennae on the Bumble Bee toy can break, posing a
choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Graco has received 26 reports of the antennae
breaking off of the Bumble Bee toys, including five reports of children
who started to choke on the broken antennae. One child's throat was
scratched when the child's mother removed the broken antenna from the
child's mouth.
Description: All Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae distributed by Graco
are included in this recall. Specifically, Bumble Bee toys with blue
antennae were distributed with Graco High Chair model numbers 3656CUB,
3658FKB, 3659KER, 3659NGS, 3660WNN and 35605 manufactured between July
22, 2002 and March 9, 2003, and Graco Tot Wheels Mobile Entertainer
models 4522OTM, 4522TOTM, 4521ALP, 35628 and 4512FUN manufactured
between November 8, 2001 and March 9, 2003. Bumble Bee toys with blue
antennae were also distributed separately as an accessory and a
replacement part with model number 548094S. Bumble Bee toys with yellow
or black antennae are not affected.
Sold at: Discount, department and juvenile product stores from October
2001 through March 2003 on high chairs and mobile entertainers for
between $39 and $89, and individually, as accessories, for $5.
Manufactured in: Toy made in China
Remedy: Consumers should discard immediately any Bumble Bee toys with
blue antennae in their possession and contact Graco to receive a free
replacement toy.
Consumer Contact: Graco at (800) 258-3213 anytime to receive a free
replacement toy.
To see a picture of the recalled product(s) visit the CPSC's
web site.
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