The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·14189·Announced 2014-05-22

Lakeshore Bristle Builders for Toddlers Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

Lakeshore Learning Materials is recalling Bristle Builders for Toddlers play sets because animal figure bases 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, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Lakeshore Learning Materials is recalling the Bristle Builders® for Toddlers play sets due to a choking hazard. The recall involves sets containing 52 plastic pieces, including building pieces and three animal figures: a yellow duck with a purple round base, a brown horse with a blue round base, and a pink pig with a round green base. The base of the three animal figures can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. No injuries have been reported.

About 2,000 units of the Bristle Builders® for Toddlers sets were sold for about $30 at Lakeshore retail stores, Lakeshore Learning Materials' Early Childhood catalog, and online at www.lakeshorelearning.com from December 2013 to April 2014. The sets were manufactured by Bosswin of Shenzhen, China. The production number EC559597 is printed on the smooth side of the green baseplate.

Consumers should immediately take the three animal figures away from children and contact Lakeshore Learning Materials to receive a free replacement set of the three animal figures. Consumers can contact Lakeshore Learning Materials at (800) 428-4414 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.lakeshorelearning.com and click on "Product Safety" for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Lakeshore Bristle Builders® for Toddlers
Manufacturer
Bosswin, of Shenzhen, China
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
2,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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