FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 21, 2003
Release # 03-171
Company Phone Number: (800) 421-4153
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
CPSC, Small World Toys Announce Recall of Children's Puzzle
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces
the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers
should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Puzzibilities Recycling Truck Puzzle
Units: About 3,000
Distributor: Small World Toys®, of Culver City, Calif.
Hazard: One of the puzzle pieces (a stack of newspapers) poses a small
parts choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: No incidents have been reported. This recall is
being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
Description: The recalled Recycling Truck Puzzle has nine wooden pieces
that form a green recycling truck, three workers, a container for
plastics, a bundled set of newspapers, and a recycling bin. The top of
the puzzle reads, "Recycling Truck," and "2574" and "2003 Small World
Toys®" are printed at the bottom.
Sold at: Small toy stores nationwide sold the puzzles between February
2003 and August 2003 for about $10.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should stop young children from playing with these
puzzles immediately and return the puzzle to the store where it was
purchased for a refund.
Consumer Contact: Contact Small World at (800) 421-4153 between 8:30
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at
www.smallworldtoys.com.
