CPSC, Chicco USA Inc. Announce Recall of Preschool Toys
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2001-07-02 · 01182
Hazards
Some of the larger-sized ball halves can become stuck on a young child's face, covering the nose and mouth, and causing suffocation.
Recall
Number
01182
Date
2001-07-02
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Build-A-Ball toy
Companies
Retailer(s)
Amazon.com, Army & Air Force Exchanges and other toy stores nationwide sold these toys, from January 1999 through April 2001, for about $6.
Importer(s)
Chicco USA Inc., of Bound Brook, N.J.
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The Build-A-Ball toy consists of five multi-colored and various-sized plastic balls that can be taken apart to be stacked on top of each other or placed inside each other. The five balls in the toy set range in size from about 2 inches to 4 inches in diameter. One-half of the balls are white, green, blue, red or yellow, and the other half is clear. "chicco" is written inside the balls. The balls are packaged in a box labeled "chicco," "Build-a-Ball," "Cod. 66167," and "Made in China." The packaging also indicated the toy is for children ages 1-3 years or 1-4 years. The text on the packaging is written in 11 languages.