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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
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
