Toy Power, Inc. Recalls Two Toys Because Of Potential Aspiration And Choking Hazards

June 11, 1992 Release # 92-096 Toy Power, Inc. Recalls Two Toys Because Of Potential Aspiration And Choking Hazards PRODUCT: The "Kiddy Phone Wind-Up Educational Toy" and the "Tub Pets, Fantastic Bath Toy" distributed by Toy Power, Inc. The "Kiddy Phone" is a yellow plastic phone with moving eyes and a push-button nose. The "Tub Pets" is a blue dolphin or a green turtle with a baby pink turtle on its back. Both pets squirt water from their mouth. PROBLEM: Components on these toys can separate, presenting a choking or aspiration hazard to young children. WHAT TO DO: Consumers should take these toys away from young children and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information, call Toy Power, Inc. at 1-213-622-4625. WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Toy Power, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA is voluntarily recalling two toys because small components separate from the toys, presenting a choking or aspiration hazard to young children. The "Kiddy Phone Wind-Up Educational Toy" (model #888) is a yellow plastic telephone with two moving eyes on the front of the cradle, a red push-button nose in the center of the rotary dial, three push buttons (red, white and blue) on its base, a small square drawing board inside the base, a red stylus, and a phone receiver with a mirror and a puzzle. A bell rings when either the blue or white button is pushed or when a wind-up key on the side of the phone is wound. The phone also serves as a bank with a coin slot in the cradle. The embossed label underneath the phone reads in part: . . . "MADE IN HONG KONG NO. 888." Approximately 180 Kiddy Phones were sold in the Los Angeles area at various stores from August 1991 through December 1991. The phones sold for a retail price of $2.50 each. The wind- up key separated from the telephone and presents a choking hazard to young children. The "Tub Pets, Fantastic Bath Toy" (model #31-062) is a blue dolphin or a green tu