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Hazardous Crib Exercisers Recalled

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Name of Product:
Infant toys known as "crib exercisers" or "baby chains"
Hazard:

Approximately 600 infant toys known as "crib exercisers" or "baby chains" are being recalled because they may pose a strangulation hazard to infants.

Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
May 14, 1980
Units:

Approximately 600

Consumer Contact

For further information, consumers may call CPSC's toll-free Hotline at 800-638-CPSC.

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14) -- Approximately 600 infant toys known as "crib exercisers" or "baby chains" are being recalled because they may pose a strangulation hazard to infants.

The recall is being conducted voluntarily by the toy's importer, Play Spaces International, of Waltham, Massachusetts, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The toy consists of an elastic cord strung with 11 colored wooden rings and balls and is intended to be suspended over the infant after being strung across from one crib railing to the other.

CPSC staff believes, however, that parents mistakenly might position the toy close enough to enable the infant to become entangled in the elastic and thereby strangle. Parents also might place the toy in the crib with their child, according to CPSC staff. No injuries or deaths involving this toy have been reported to the firm or to CPSC.

The exercisers have been sold in retail stores nationwide for approximately $7.50 each. The toys are sold in plastic packages which are labeled "Schowanek" and "Made in West Germany." The package may be stamped with model number 10890.

Consumers should return the toys to the place of purchase for a full cash refund.

Remedy:

Consumers should return the toys to the place of purchase for a full cash refund.

Incidents/Injuries:

No injuries or deaths involving this toy have been reported to the firm or to CPSC.

Importer(s):

Play Spaces International, of Waltham, Massachusetts

Manufactured In:
Germany
Recall number:
80-018

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