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Monday, March 20, 2006

RECALL ALERT - Children's Toy Jewelry / Party Favors

 
NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2006
Release #06-103 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 388-7228
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908


Children’s Toy Jewelry Recalled Due to Aspiration HazardWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: “Girl Favors” Children’s Toy Jewelry

Units: About 144,500 sets

Importer: MTC – Man’s Trading Company, of Brisbane, Calif.

Hazard: The recalled jewelry could break, releasing small beads that pose an aspiration hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The jewelry includes various colored plastic bead bracelets, rings and necklaces on elastic strings. They were sold under the brand name “Girl Favors” and had the following item numbers and writing on the packaging:

Item
Number
   Product PF-1531    4 Smiley Bead Bracelets PF-1532    4 Clear Bead Necklaces PF-1533    6 Clear Bead Bracelets & Rings PF-1536    4 Power Bead Bracelets PF-1541    3 Heart Necklaces PF-1549    4 Ice Cube Bracelets

Sold at: Various dollar stores nationwide from July 2003 through December 2005 for about $1.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should take these recalled items away from children immediately and discard them or return them to the store where purchased for a refund.

Consumer Contact: Contact MTC-Man’s Trading Company at (800) 388-7228 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or fax to them at (415) 468-7300. Consumers also can contact the company via email at mtcmans@aol.com, or on their Web site at www.mtcmans.com


Picture of Recalled Toy Jewelry

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Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

RECALL ALERT - Toy Mobile Phones

 
NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2006
Release #06-099 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 445-8347
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908


Toy Mobile Phones Recalled for Choking HazardWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: iPlay My First Mobile Phones

Units: About 50,500

Distributor: International Playthings Inc., of Parsippany, N.J.

Hazard: The toy phone’s yellow antenna can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. No injuries have been reported.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and the firm have received one report of the antenna breaking off. No injuries have been reported.

Description: My First Mobile phone is a red and blue flip style mobile phone with a yellow bear on the cover and a yellow hard plastic antenna. Inside the flip phone are five round orange numeric buttons, as well as a sun button. The phone sounds with various ring tones when the buttons are depressed. On the inside top cover on the phone is a mirror and a spinning star with a lady bug button. “Made in China” is printed on the back of the battery cover.

Sold at: Specialty toy stores nationwide from August 2002 through November 2005 for about $13.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should contact the firm to receive information on returning the product to receive a free replacement item of similar value.

Consumer Contact: Contact International Playthings at (800) 445-8347 anytime or visit the firm’s Web site at www.intplay.com/recall.htm

Media Contact: Sue Tiece (973) 316-2500 ext. 232 or sue.tice@intplay.com


Picture of Recalled Toy Mobile Phones



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Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

Click here: Toy Mobile Phones Recalled for Choking Hazard

RECALL ALERT - Liquid-filled Teethers

The First Years is dedicated to providing parents with safe, high-quality products. In line with this mission, we have issued a voluntary recall of six liquid-filled teethers sold between July 2005 and January 2006 due to possible bacterial contamination. The liquid inside the teethers may contain pseudomonas aeruginosa and pseudomonas putida which can cause serious illness in children if the teether is punctured and the liquid from the teether is ingested.

Consumers should stop using the teethers immediately.

Consumers should place the recalled teether in its current condition in a sealed plastic bag and send to:

In the United States: Parent Service Center, RC2/The First Years, 100 Technology Center Drive, Stoughton, Massachusetts, 02072.

In Canada: KRG Logistics Inc.,170 Traders Blvd., East Mississauga, ONT L4Z 1W7.

Consumers should include their mailing address in the envelope to receive a replacement teether and free gift. For additional information, consumers can contact The First Years Parent Service Center at 1-866-725-4407, or by email at parentservicecenter@thefirstyears.com.


The teethers being recalled are shown below:


 Disney® Days of Hunny Soft Cool Ring Teether
Style #Y1447   

Disney® Soft Cool Ring Teether
Style #Y1470/Y1490


   

The First Years® Floating Friends Teether
Style #Y1474   

Sesame Beginnings® Chill & Chew
Teether
Style #Y3095   

 

The First Years® Cool Animal Teether
Fish, Zebra, & Dinosaur Designs
Style #Y1473

 

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Family Talk Workshops hosted by Cameron Community Ministries

Need help talking to your kids about drugs, sex, relationships, HIV, and other difficult topics?

Family Talk Workshops Present by:

Metro Council for Teen Potential & Cameron Community Ministries

Saturday, March 18th from Noon - 2pm

at the Cameron Community Ministries

48 Cameron Street

Light Refreshments Served

This is the first in a series of five workshops.

Attend one or attend them all!

Other dates are 4/1, 4/15, & 4/29!

For more info or to RSVP contact Rob Blair, Youth Programs Director at Cameron Community Ministries at 254-2697.

A Rochester Based Urban Outreach Ministry.

Cameron's website: http://www.abcrgr.org/cameron.htm