CPSC, HearthSong Announce Recall of Children's Toy Balls
What was recalled
The recalled toy is a blue wooden ball with six holes located equally around the ball. Each hole contains a small wooden head with a smiling face in various colors.
Hazard
The wooden rings on the holes of the product may crack, allowing the small wooden heads to fall out and pose a choking hazard to young children.
Injuries
The firm has received one report of a child placing the small wooden head in its mouth. No injuries have been reported.
Made in
Thailand
Where it was sold
- Exclusively through HearthSong's catalog and Web site, from October 2001 through March 2004, for about $10.
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