RECALL: 2.8 Million Fisher-Price Infant Toys with Inflatable Balls Due to Choking Hazard

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Fisher-Price, today announced a voluntary recall of about 2,925,00 Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™, Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™, Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall, Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium (C3068 and H8094), 1-2-3 Tetherball™, Bat & Score Goal™. The valve of the inflatable ball on these toys can come off and pose a choking hazard to young children.

CPSC and Fisher-Price are aware of 46 reports of incidents where the valve came off in the US and eight reports in Canada. These include 14 reports of the valve found in a child’s mouth and three reports of a child beginning to choke. No injuries have been reported.

This recall involves the products listed below:

Product		Approximate Retail Price and Dates Sold	Product Description
73408	Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™	$50 July 2001 to October 2003	6 months & up Playzone has three play modes for crawling, to pulling up and cruising, to walking in and out
B2408	Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™	$48 April 2003 to January 2004	9 months & up Baby arcade converts to baby’s first slide.
C3068	Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium	$28 October 2003 to September 2005	Birth & Up A soft gym with two toy bars. The gym converts to a crawl-through play space.
H5704	Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall	$68 April 2005 to January 2007	6 to 36 months Play wall with activities
H8094	Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium	$36 June 2005 to March 2008	Birth & Up A soft gym that features two toy bars. The gym converts to a crawl-through play space.
J0327	1-2-3 Tetherball™	$20 September 2005 to March 2008	6 months & Up Big inflatable ball (Approximately 12 inches in diameter) with light up base.
K0476	Bat & Score Goal™	$20 May 2006 to July 2008	6 months & Up Baby soccer goal with detachable ball.

Consumers should immediately remove the inflatable ball from the product and keep away from children. Do not discard the inflatable ball. Contact Fisher-Price at (800) 432-5437 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.service.mattel.com for a free replacement kit.

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