Push'n Pop Toys Recalled by Raymond Geddes & Co. Inc.
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 24, 2001
Release # 01-160a
Company Telephone Number: (800) 533-6273 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
CPSC, Raymond Geddes & Co. Inc. Recall Push'n Pop Toys
PRODUCT: Push'n Pop Toys - Raymond Geddes & Co. Inc., of Baltimore, Md.,
is voluntarily recalling about 6,500 Tropical Fish and Rockin' Reptile
Push'n Pop toys, which are also known as Zapper toys. The vinyl toys are
about 2- to 3-inches long, and come in two different styles: a fish and
lizard. When the toy is squeezed, the balloon tongue attached to its
mouth inflates or rolls out. "MADE IN CHINA" is molded into the toy. Toy
stores, doctor and dentist offices, and carnivals and circuses sold and
distributed these toys from August 1998 through March 2001. They were
sold for about $1.
PROBLEM: The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on
these toys can detach, which poses choking and aspiration hazards to
young children.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: The Promotional Resources Group of Companies Inc.,
of Topeka, Kan., previously recalled about 105,000 Bug Zapper toys on
June 6, 2000. That company received a report of a 3-year-old boy who
inhaled a balloon tongue that detached from a Zapper toy into his sinus
cavity. He required medical treatment to remove the part from his nose.
Additionally, on March 19, 2001, eight firms recalled about 835,000
Zapper toys.
WHAT TO DO: Consumers should immediately take these toys away from young
children and take them back to where they were purchased for a refund,
or throw them away. If consumers have questions, call the firm at (800)
533-6273 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit
the firm's web site at www.raymondgeddes.com. Consumers also can contact
the firm by email at consumeraffairs@raymondgeddes.com.
