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Graco recalls trays, bath sets
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August 27, 1999: 4:21 p.m. ET
CPSC says company will recall about 100,000 items due to choking hazard
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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday Graco Children's Products Inc. will recall about 100,000 activity trays and bath sets with suction cups for repair because of a choking hazard
Elverson, Pa.-based Graco, a division of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NWL), received four reports of children starting to choke after putting the suction cups in their mouths, including one who required the use of the Heimlich maneuver. The suction cups can detach.
The CPSC said consumers should stop using the products immediately.
The activity trays and bath sets being recalled are the Graco and Children on the Go brand Stroller and Snack and Activity Trays, Bathtime Activity Trays, and Bathtime Toy Netting products.
The activity trays attach with suction cups to tiled or smooth surfaces, and there are four toys to each tray. The tray toys are removed and interchangeable with other Mix 'N Move toys, which are purchased separately.
The Stroller Snack and Activity Tray's toys include a toucan, rolling ball, star and dog. The Bathtime Activity Tray's toys include an octopus, u-tube, spinning ball and paddlewheel. "Graco" or "Children on the Go" is on the underside of the tray.
The Bathtime Toy Netting consists of a clam soap holder and fish washcloth holder that attaches with suction cups to tiled or smooth surfaces. A net, used to store toys, hangs between the clam and fish. "Graco" is on the back of the clam and fish.
Discount, department and juvenile product stores nationwide, including Toys "R" Us (TOY) and Sears Roebuck (S), sold these activity trays and bath sets from January 1998 until this month.
For a free repair kit, consumers can call Graco at 800-446-1366 anytime or access the company's web site at www.rubbermaid.com/graco/serv/ga3rcal6.htm.
Consumer may also write to Customer Affairs, Graco Children's Products Inc., P.O. Box 100, Elverson, Pa. 19520.
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