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February 10, 2005 Alert #05-540 |
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Winnie the Pooh Plate Set with plastic fork and spoon
Units: 26,157
Manufacturer/Importer: Giftco, Inc. of Vernon Hills, IL
Hazard: The plastic fork prongs in the plate set can break posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Three reports of the fork prongs breaking with one child choking on a broken plastic piece of the fork, without injury.
Description: Fork has white plastic prongs and a blue & white checkered pattern on the handle with an image of Tigger.
Sold at: School holiday shops.
Remedy: Stop using the fork immediately. Return just the fork or the entire plate set to Giftco for a full refund or consumers can just throw the fork away. For more information, call Giftco at 888-448-6728 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.