Fisher Price has recalled more than10 million childrens’ toys today because of a variety of potential dangers, including choking hazards and protruding pieces, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recalled toys include nearly 7 million tricycles, in which the several children fell on the trike’s pretend key. Also recalled were high chairs and toys. The recall comes after 24 reported incidents of injuries to young children. Unfortunately, lots of kids are at risk of injury – check to see if any of these Fisher Price items are in your playrooms!
If you have any of the products listed below, you should take them from the children and can call Fisher-Price’s recall hotline at (800) 432-5437 or check the company’s website.
FISHER-PRICE TRICYCLES
Fisher Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles. Sold at: Mass merchandise stores nationwide from January 1997 through September 2010 for about $25. A child can strike, sit or fall on the protruding plastic ignition key resulting in serious injury, including genital bleeding.
FISHER-PRICE TOYS WITH INFLATABLE BALLS
Baby Playzone Crawl & Cruise Playground, Baby Playzone Crawl & Slide Arcade, Baby Gymtastics Play Wall, Ocean Wonders Kick & Crawl Aquarium (C3068 and H8094), 1-2-3 Tetherball, Bat & Score Goal. The valve of the inflatable ball on these toys can come off and pose a choking hazard to young children.
FISHER-PRICE HIGH CHAIRS
Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs Sold at: Mass merchandise retail stores nationwide from September 2001 through September 2010 for between about $70 and $115. Children can fall on or against the pegs on the rear legs of the high chair resulting in injuries or lacerations. The pegs are used for high chair tray storage.
FISHER-PRICE TOYS WITH CARS
Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Stand ‘n Play Rampway with model numbers T4261 and V6378 Description: Only the purple and green cars that are marked “Mexico” and do not have a yellow dot on the bottom are included in the recall. The wheels on the purple and the green cars can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.