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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT:
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May 5, 1993
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(301) 504-7908
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Release # 93-067
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Coynes, Inc. Recalls Musical Cordless Toy Telephone
PRODUCT: Approximately 7,000 Coynes, Incorporated's musical cordless toy telephones called "Cordless Phone Organ," sold nationwide between June 1991 and January 1993.
PROBLEM: During routine testing by CPSC the antenna separated from the body of the toy telephone. The State of Kentucky's Product Safety Branch reported to CPSC an incident of a two-year-old child who removed buttons from the phone and placed them into her mouth. The telephone presents a choking hazard to young children.
WHAT TO DO: Consumers are urged to take the recalled toy telephones away from young children and return them to the stores where purchased for a full refund.
WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Coynes, Inc., Minneapolis, MN is voluntarily recalling approximately 7,000 musical cordless toy telephones called "Cordless Phone Organ," sold between June 1991 and January 1993.
Testing of the toy telephones by CPSC found the antenna separates from the body of the toy telephone and presents a choking hazard to young children. The State of Kentucky's Product Safety Branch reported to CPSC an incident of a two-year- old child who removed buttons from the phone and placed them into her mouth.
The plastic toy telephone is either blue or pink and measures five by 1-5/8 by 1-1/2 inches with a two-inch black antenna. The keys on the telephone play musical notes when pushed.
The recalled toy telephones were sold in retail stores nationwide for $2.00 to $3.00 each. The toy telephones were packaged in clear plastic sleeves with a cardboard header labeled in part "...Cordless Phone Organ...DO RE ME...Made in Taiwan ...Model number D-6138...."
Consumers are urged to take the recalled toy telephones away from young children immediately and return them to the stores where purchased for a full refund. For more information about this recall, consumers may call Coynes, Inc. at 1-800-336-8666 or write to the company at 7400 Boone Ave. North Minneapolis, MN 55428.
Neither CPSC nor Coynes, Inc. is aware of any injuries involving these toy telephones; this recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.
CPSC is announcing this recall as part of its mission to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products. The Commission's objective is to reduce the estimated 28.6 million injuries and 21,700 deaths associated each year with the 15,000 different types of consumer products under CPSC's jurisdiction.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (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 your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC 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 $900 billion annually. 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 decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.