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Graco Children's Products Recalls to Replace Soft Blocks Towers on Activity Centers Due to Choking Hazard

Recalled May 2, 2007 · CPSC recall 07176 · Graco Children's Products

Soft Block TowerBaby Einstein Activity CenterActivity Center Label
Hazard
The plastic covering on the soft block towers can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately remove the Soft Blocks toy from the activity center and contact Graco for a free replacement Tower toy without the plastic film. Consumers can continue to use the activity center after the soft block tower has been removed.
Units
About 40,000
Incidents / injuries
Graco has received 137 reports of infants mouthing and chewing pieces of the plastic film covering, some of whom required medical attention. Serious incident reports include 32 infants who gagged and 49 who choked on the plastic covering.

Description

The soft block tower is a stack of three different shaped stuffed fabric blocks in red, yellow and blue. Pictures of apples, fire engines, ducks, bananas, birds and blueberries on the blocks are covered in plastic film. The soft blocks are one of nine toys that snap onto the tray of the activity center. Only model number 4635BEE with serial numbers 012705 through 063005, which indicates the manufacture dates of January 27, 2005 through June 30, 2005, are included in this recall. Model and serial numbers are located underneath the activity center's tray.

What to do

Consumers should immediately remove the Soft Blocks toy from the activity center and contact Graco for a free replacement Tower toy without the plastic film. Consumers can continue to use the activity center after the soft block tower has been removed.

Contact

For additional information, contact Graco at (800) 345-4109 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or log on to www.gracobaby.com

Product
Soft Blocks Tower Toys (on Graco® Baby Einstein® discover and play™ Activity Centers)
Manufacturer(s)
Graco Children's Products Inc., of Exton, Pa.
Retailers
Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us, Meijer, Shopko, Target, and various specialty retailers nationwide, and on Wal-Mart.com and Target.com from February 2005 through about December 2005 for $80.
Made in
China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →