The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by Sportime, of Norcross, Ga., in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using BigBox Hockey Sets immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: BigBox Hockey Sets

Units: About 580

Importer: Sportime, of Norcross, Ga.

Hazard: The surface coating on the boards, which are assembled together to form the floor hockey playing-field, contain excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description and Models: This recall involves all sets of BigBox Hockey, each consisting of six boards, measuring 6’ long by 10” tall. The boards come in six colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. The boards can be assembled together to create a contained playing area for children’s floor hockey.

Sold through: Sportime’s catalog and online at www.sportime.com from November 2006 through October 2009 for between $147 and $269.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled product away from children and contact Sportime to obtain a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Sportime toll-free at (888) 388-3224 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.schoolspecialty.com

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Pull Toys Recalled by Manhattan Group LLC Due to Choking and Aspiration Hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Manhattan Group LLC,  announced a voluntary recall of Pull Toys on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Pull-A-Long Friends Toucan™, Pull-A-Long Friends Alligator™, and Pull-A-Long Friends Sharky™

Units: About 2,400 in the United States and 400 in Canada

Manufacturer: Manhattan Group LLC, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The toy has wooden components that can break or come loose, posing a choking/aspiration hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves three types of pull-toys: Pull-A-Long Friends Toucan™ with lot code 210720GB, Pull-A-Long Friends Alligator™ with lot code 210750GB, and Pull-A-Long Friends Sharky™ with lot code 210530GB. The Toucan has a large yellow and black beak and blue striped wings. The crocodile is green and has a red ridge on its back and red wheels with yellow polka dots. The shark has blue swirls painted on its wheels and an orange wooden fish on the pull string. The lot code is printed on the bottom of the toy.

Sold at: Gift and specialty stores nationwide, online and through catalogs from September 2009 through January 2010 for about $22.

Manufactured in: Thailand

Remedy: Consumers should take the toys away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or a replacement toy.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Manhattan Group at (800) 541-1345 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.manhattantoy.com

Note: Health Canada’s press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=973

Pull-A-Long Friends Toucan™

Pull-A-Long Friends Alligator™

Pull-A-Long Friends Sharky™

Tiny Love Recalls Wind Chime Toys Due to Puncture and Laceration Hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Tiny Love Inc, announced on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, a voluntary recall of their Wind Chime Toys. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Wind Chime Toys

Units: About 600,000 in the United States and 200,000 in Canada

Distributor: Tiny Love Inc., of New York, N.Y. and the Maya Group Inc., of Huntington Beach, Calif.

Hazard: The wind chime toy can be pulled apart exposing sharp metal rods, posing puncture and laceration hazards to the baby.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received five reports of babies pulling apart the wind chimes exposing the sharp metal rods, including a report of a minor injury to a 24-month-old baby who punctured his cheek with the rods.

Description: This recall involves wind chime toys sold separately, with the Gymini Kick & Play Activity Gym and Tiny Smarts Gift Sets. The toy produces the sound of a wind chime. “Tiny Love” is printed on a tag on the toy. The following names and item numbers are included in this recall:

Note: clicking on some of the images below will allow you to view a larger version.

Picture	Name	Item Number
	Baby Wind Chime	# 493
	Baby Wind Chime – Ocean	# 593
	Tiny Smarts – Baby Bunny	# 512
	Wind Chime – Duck *The Wind Chime – Duck is sold with the Gymini Kick and Play Activity Gym. Only the Wind Chime is affected by this Recall.	# 811
	Wind Chime – Louie	# 516
	Wind Chime – Ella	# 517
	Tiny Smarts Gift Set *Bunny Wind Chime is the only product affected by this Recall.	# 539

Wind chimes sold with other Tiny Love Activity Gyms are not included in this recall.

Sold at: Toys R Us, Walmart, Target, Buy Buy Baby and TJ Maxx stores nationwide from February 2002 through February 2010 for about $8 separately, $22 for the Tiny Smarts Gift Sets and $70 with the Gymini Kick & Play Activity Gym.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled wind chimes from babies and contact Tiny Love to receive a free replacement toy.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Tiny Love toll-free at (888) 791-8166 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.tinylove.com

Note: Health Canada’s press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=974

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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 serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Playmates Toys, of Costa Mesa, Calif., announced on February 2, 2010, a voluntary recall of Tiny Tink and Friends Children’s Toy Jewelry Sets. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Tiny Tink and Friends Children’s Toy Jewelry Sets

Units: About 252,000

Importer: Playmates Toys, of Costa Mesa, Calif.

Hazard: A cylindrical metal connector on a charm can contain levels of total lead in excess of 300 ppm, which is prohibited under federal law.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves charms sold with the Tiny Tink and Friends toy jewelry sets. The charm is attached to a cord using a metal ring and cylinder and included with the sets as a separate accessory that children can attach to the toy necklace, bracelet or key chain. The toy jewelry sets containing the charm accessory were sold in a variety of styles:

Charms that have plastic tabs instead of metal rings and cylinders are not included in this recall.

Sold at: Retailers nationwide from November 2008 through November 2009 for between $6 and $8.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the charm and cord away from children, discard the items, and contact Playmates Toys for a replacement charm accessory.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Playmates toys at (888) 810-1133 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.playmatestoys.com

Note: Health Canada’s press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=954

Note: CPSC was alerted to this hazard by the State Attorney General of California

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Dollar General, announced on February 3, 2010, a voluntary recall of Special Forces and Police SWAT Toy Gun Sets. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Special Forces and Police SWAT Toy Gun Sets

Units: About 9,600

Retailer: Dollar General, of Goodlettsville, Tenn.

Importer: Dolgencorp LLC, of Goodlettsville, Tenn.

Hazard: The orange tips located at the end of the toy guns’ barrels, which are designed to distinguish them from real guns, can easily be removed from the barrels, posing a choking hazard to children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall includes a Special Forces Weapons and Accessories Set and a SWAT Police Play Equipment Set. Each set includes two toy guns and related accessories. The number 48JQH09 is printed on the right side of the larger gun included in the recalled sets.

Sold at: Dollar General stores in 35 states from September 2009 through October 2009 for about $5.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy guns away from children and return them to any Dollar General for a full refund or a replacement product.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Dollar General Corp. at (800) 678-9258 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.dollargeneral.com

If you’re looking for recall information on specific Mattel toys, the  Mattel Consumer Relations Answer Center has all the Recall Information found on the Government site, but specifically for Mattel toys. They also list part or toy numbers along with the warnings and recall information.

Finally, they also have information on who to get ahold of if you have problems with Mattel toys for any reason. For English, choose…

Mattel Canada

Mattel Canada Inc.

Mississauga, Ontario L5R 3W2

1-800-524-8697

service.mattel.com

For product recall information, please click here.

For general recall information on any consumer product, and for earlier Mattel recalls, please visit www.recalls.gov

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled Danbar Knight Hawk Toy Helicopters immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Danbar Knight Hawk Toy Helicopters

Units: About 6,000

Importer: RadioShack Corp., of Fort Worth, Texas

Hazard: The battery housing under the helicopter canopy can overheat while charging, posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of a fire that started while a store demo toy was charging. No injuries or property damage have been reported.

Description: This recall involves Danbar Toys Knight Hawk 3D remote control helicopters. The helicopter can be identified by model number 006047 marked on the back of the controller and the Knight Hawk 3D logo on the front of the controller. The product was sold at RadioShack as catalog number 600-0566 (60-566) for ages 8 and up.

Sold at: RadioShack stores, RadioShack dealer franchise stores nationwide and at www.radioshack.com from October 2009 through November 2009 for about $60.

Danbar Knight Hawk Toy Helicopters

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the helicopters away from children and return the toy to the nearest RadioShack store for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact RadioShack at (800) 843-7422 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm�s Web site at www.radioshack.com

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, recently announced a voluntary recall of Nature Wonders HD Pinto Horse Toy Figures. Consumers should stop using them immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Nature Wonders HD Pinto Horse Toy Figures

Units: About 15,000

Importer: Blip Toys, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The surface paint coating on the horse contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves the Nature Wonders HD pinto horse toy figures with model number 92093. The plastic horse is white with brown spots and measures about 4 inches tall. The model number and “Nature Wonders HD” are printed on the retail tag wrapped around the horse’s leg.

Sold by: Walmart stores nationwide from January 2009 through July 2009 for about $4.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact Blip Toys to receive a free replacement toy.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Blip Toys toll-free at (888) 405-7696 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.bliptoys.com/recall

Nature Wonders HD Pinto Horse Toy Figures

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, recently announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled toys immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Toy Military Figure

Name of Product: Military toy figure

Units: 2100

Importer: Jide Trading, Inc., of Commerce, Calif.

Hazard: The surface paint on the toy contains excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The mini military toy set is packaged on a blister card and includes a male military figure about four inches in height with various accessories.

Sold by: Dollar Stores and other discount stores from November 2008 to April 2009.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact Jide Trading for a full refund or replacement toy.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Jide Trading toll free at (866) 544-7822 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.jidetrading.com

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, recently announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled toys immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Toy Military Figure

Name of Product: Military toy figure

Units: 2100

Importer: Jide Trading, Inc., of Commerce, Calif.

Hazard: The surface paint on the toy contains excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The mini military toy set is packaged on a blister card and includes a male military figure about four inches in height with various accessories.

Sold by: Dollar Stores and other discount stores from November 2008 to April 2009.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact Jide Trading for a full refund or replacement toy.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Jide Trading toll free at (866) 544-7822 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.jidetrading.com

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