The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·08063·Announced 2007-11-06

Fisher-Price Recalls Laugh & Learn Kitchen Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Fisher-Price is recalling about 155,000 Laugh & Learn Kitchen Toys because faucet or clock hand pieces can detach, posing 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 with reported incidents of children gagging and choking, which fits the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported as severe or fatal.

Plain-English summary

Fisher-Price Inc. is recalling approximately 155,000 units of the Laugh & Learn Kitchen Toys. The recall involves a play kitchen learning toy with a pretend refrigerator, range, and sink. The product's item number L5067 is stamped in several locations on the toy and printed on the product's packaging above the UPC.

The recall is being conducted because pieces of the faucet or the clock hands can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. There have been 48 reports of small parts separating from the toys, including two reports of children gagging on pieces, one report of a child who started choking on a piece, and one report of a child who choked on a piece.

The toys were sold at various retail and toy specialty stores nationwide from May 2007 through October 2007 for about $70. Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact Fisher-Price for a free repair kit. For additional information, consumers can contact Fisher-Price toll-free at (800) 432-5437 or visit the firm's website at www.service.mattel.com.

The recalled product

Product
Laugh & Learn™ Kitchen™ Toys
Hazard
Affected units
155,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.