CPSC, Dolgencorp Inc. Announce Recall of Toy Xylophones Sold at Dollar General Stores
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2000-11-02 · 01025
Hazards
The red mallet sold with the toy xylophone can get lodged in the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.
Recall
Number
01025
Date
2000-11-02
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Toy xylophone
Companies
Retailer(s)
Dollar General stores nationwide sold these toy xylophones, from July 1998 through October 2000, for $3.
Distributor(s)
Dolgencorp Inc., of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The toy xylophone is white, rectangular-shaped with a green handle and multi-colored bars including, red, yellow, green and blue. A yellow button shaped like the face of a cat is on the front of the xylophone. The mallet sold with the xylophone is red with two round balls at either end of the mallet. Writing on the box reads, "BABY TOYS XYLOPHONE, TO HELP BABY LEARN AND DEVELOP, and MADE IN CHINA."