Fisher-Price Voluntarily Recalls Millions of Inflatable Ball Toys
By: CPSC
Updated: September 30, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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:
| 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 (800) 432-5437 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.service.mattel.com
