Plush Shape Sorters and Stacking Toys Recalled by Gymboree
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2000
Release # 00-150
Company Phone Number: (800) 222-7758 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
CPSC, Gymboree Announce Recall of Plush Shape Sorters and Stacking Toys
PRODUCT: Plush Shape Sorter Toys - The Gymboree Corp., of Burlingame,
Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 19,000 plush shape sorter toys.
The toy is a multi-colored, plush fabric sorter box with six shapes that
rattle, crackle or squeak, and have a multi-pattern design including,
green with blue polk-a-dots, red and orange checks, and blue and green
stripes. A label on the toy reads, "GYMBOREE" and "Made In China."
Gymboree and Play & Music Stores, and the Gymboree web site sold the
toys nationwide from November 1998 through April 2000 for about $20.
PROBLEM: The stuffing of the toys can contain sewing needles and sharp
metal pieces. Young children could ingest or be cut by these sharp metal
pieces.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: There has been one report of a part of a sewing
needle in the stuffing of the plush shape sorter toy. After searching
through its inventory, the firm found five additional plush shape sorter
toys with sharp metal pieces. No injuries have been reported.
WHAT TO DO: Stop using the toys immediately, and return it to the store
where purchased for a refund. For more information, contact Gymboree at
(800) 222-7758 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
PRODUCT: Plush Stacking Toys - The Gymboree Corp., of Burlingame,
Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 12,000 plush stacking toys. The
toy has four mutli-colored stacking shapes that graduate from large to
small with plush fabric that rattle, crackle or squeak. The shapes of
the stacking toy are a circle, square, triangle and star, and have
multi-pattern designs including green with purple polk-a-dots, red and
orange checks, and blue and green stripes. A label on these toys read,
"GYMBOREE" and "Made In China." Gymboree and Play & Music Stores, and
the Gymboree web site sold the toys nationwide from November 1998
through June 2000 for about $20.
PROBLEM: The stuffing of the toys can contain sewing needles and sharp
metal pieces. Young children could ingest or be cut by these sharp metal
pieces.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: After searching through its inventory, the firm
found sharp metal pieces in six of the plush shape stacking toys. No
injuries have been reported.
WHAT TO DO: Stop using the toys immediately, and return it to the store
where purchased for a refund. For more information, contact Gymboree at
(800) 222-7758 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.