CPSC, Zany Brainy Inc. Announce Recall of Wooden Shape Sorter Toys

May 5, 1999
Release # 99-107

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For Immediate Release;
Contact: Kim Dulic
504-0580 Ext. 1183

The following product safety recall was conducted in cooperation with the CPSC. For more information about recalls, visit CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.

PRODUCT: Miffy Wooden Shape Sorter - Zany Brainy Inc., of Wynnewood, Pa., is recalling about 220 Miffy Wooden Shape Sorters. These children's

toys look like small wooden houses with different shapes cut into their orange roofs. Various shaped and colored blocks can be inserted in the roofs of the sorters. The sorters measures about 7.25 inches long by 5.75 inches wide by 5.5 inches high. Animals, including rabbits, chickens and lambs, are painted on the sides of the toys. Zany Brainy stores nationwide sold the sorters from October 1998 through March 1999 for about $18.

PROBLEM: Wooden pegs from the shape sorters can break off, presenting a small parts choking hazard to children.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: Zany Brainy is aware of one incident where a peg broke off one of these sorters. There have been no reports of injuries.

WHAT TO DO: Consumers should immediately take the shape sorters away from children, and return them to any Zany Brainy store for a refund. For additional information, call Zany Brainy at (888) 969-5437 anytime, or go to their website at www.zanybrainy.com.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. 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 http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. For information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call the above numbers or visit the web site at http://cpsc.gov/about/who.html. To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.