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Recall 01182 — Build-A-Ball toy

U.S. CPSC · United States · 2001-07-02

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Agency
U.S. CPSC
Recall identifier
01182
Date of alert
2001-07-02
Country / jurisdiction
United States
Risk type
recall
Product category
consumer_product
Reported risk: 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. 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.
Primary source: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2001/CPSC-Chicco-USA-Inc-Announce-Recall-of-Prescho

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