The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·10057·Announced 2009-12-08

Evenflo Recalls Activity Centers Due to Choking Hazard

Evenflo is recalling ExerSaucer activity centers because a candle flame on a cake toy 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 for young children, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Evenflo Co. Inc. is recalling approximately 66,000 ExerSaucer 1-2-3 Tea for Me activity learning centers in the United States and 13,660 in Canada. The recall involves models 6161834 and 6161920, which feature a tea party theme with a two-tier cake toy. The candle flame attached to the top of the cake toy can detach, creating a choking hazard for young children.

Evenflo has received 11 reports of the toy flames detaching, with five incidents occurring in the United States and six in Canada. No injuries have been reported. The products were sold at Toys "R" Us and juvenile product stores nationwide from December 2007 through March 2009 for about $70.

Consumers should immediately remove the cake toy from the product and contact Evenflo to receive a free replacement toy. The ExerSaucer may continue to be used without the cake toy. For more information, consumers can contact Evenflo at (800) 233-5921 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit safety.evenflo.com.

The recalled product

Product
Evenflo ExerSaucer® 1-2-3 Tea for Me™ Activity Learning Centers
Manufacturer
Evenflo Co. Inc., of Miamisburg, Ohio
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
66,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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