Potential Choking Hazard Leads To Recall Of Rattles Distributed With Baby Bibs
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 1989
Release # 89-094
Potential Choking Hazard Leads To Recall Of Rattles Distributed With Baby Bibs
WASHINGTON, DC -- Mini Togs, Inc., Monroe, Louisiana is
voluntarily recalling certain spin rattles distributed with its
Baby Bib #200. Infants can break the rattles during use exposing
small parts which present choking, aspiration or ingestion
hazards. The hazardous rattles feature a center part in the
shape of a bear face, butterfly, bell or train engine.
According to the company, 60,000 sets of these recalled
baby bibs with rattles were distributed nationwide through J.C.
Penney retail stores since January 1988. The product sold at
retail for about $2.25. While no known choking incidents have
been reported to date, the company is recalling the rattles to
prevent the possibility of such accidents from occurring.
Consumers should take note that rattles with a sunflower or
horse shaped center part plus the rattles distributed with Bib
#200A are not being recalled.
Consumers who have the recalled rattles should immediately
take them back to the retailer from whom they were obtained. A
bounty of $1.00 will be paid for each hazardous rattle returned.
Consumers also have the option of returning the rattles directly
to the firm for a replacement. For more information consumers
may contact the firm directly by calling "Lisa" at
(318) 388-4916.