The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·07230·Announced 2007-07-03

Infantino Recalls Shape Sorting Toy Castles Due to Choking Hazard

Infantino is recalling about 68,000 shape sorting toy castles because plastic rods can loosen, allowing beads to fall off and pose a choking hazard to young children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard for young children with four reports of near-choking incidents, fitting the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Infantino LLC is recalling about 68,000 Shape Sorting Toy Castles sold in the United States. The recall is due to a choking hazard: the plastic rod can come loose, allowing the colored counting beads to slide off the toy. Infantino has received four reports of children nearly choking on the beads after putting them in their mouths.

The recalled castles feature counting beads, four play figures, and various shapes and letters that fit into holes in the castle. The brand name "infantino®" is printed in the lower right-hand corner of the side with the letters. The recall only includes castles with the date codes 5349, 6087, 6132, or 0906, which are stamped on the underside of the blue top. Castles with other date codes, no date code, or a plastic rod attached with a metal screw are not included in this recall.

The toys were sold at Wal-Mart, Target, Marshalls, Meijer, and other specialty toy retailers nationwide from January 2006 through May 2007 for about $12. Consumers should take the recalled toy away from young children immediately and contact Infantino for instructions on how to return the product for a free replacement. A free return shipping label can be accessed on the firm's website.

The recalled product

Product
Shape Sorting Toy Castles
Manufacturer
Infantino LLC, of San Diego, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
68,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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