[Recalled] Fazoli's Kids Meal Pasta Pals toys — Toys Included with Kids Meals Recalled by Fazoli's NEWS from CPSC U.S | CPSC 2000-08-29
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Recall details
| Product | Fazoli's Kids Meal Pasta Pals toys |
|---|---|
| Brand / manufacturer | Fazoli's |
| Category | consumer_product |
| Issuing authority | CPSC |
| Reference | 00171 |
| Country of notice | United States |
| Hazard type | recall |
| Notice date | 29 August 2000 |
Why it was recalled
According to the CPSC notice, the identified hazard is: Toys Included with Kids Meals Recalled by Fazoli's NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2000 Release # 00-171 Fazoli's Recall Hotline: (877) 401-7408 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063 Fazoli's Media Contact: Charlie Lousignont, (859) 268-1668 CPSC, Fazoli's Announce Recall of Toys Included with Kids Meals WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Fazoli's Management Inc., is voluntarily recalling about 310,000 Pasta Pals toys included with Fazoli's Kids Meals. The toy is a plastic, barrel-shaped container with small, plastic tomato and ravioli figures inside. The bottom of the container can fit over a child's nose and mouth, which could pose a suffocation hazard to children under 3 years of age. Fazoli's has received one report of a child putting the container over his mouth. No injuries have been reported. The Pasta Pals toy's blue container measures about 2.5 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep. Inside are three red tomato figures and three yellow ravioli figures. Children can empty the figures out of the container and link them to form a chain. "FAZOLI'S ITALIAN FOOD...FAST" is imprinted onto the top of the barrel. "(c)2000Fazoli's Management, Inc." and "Made in China" are imprinted into the bottom of the barrel. Fazoli's restaurants nationwide included the Hazards: Suffocation
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