The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·82054·Announced 1982-12-16

Crib Mates and Baby World Recall Squeeze Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Crib Mates and Baby World are recalling squeeze toys because their small handles can lodge in an infant's throat and obstruct the airway.

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 where the product design can obstruct an infant's airway. Per the rubric, this is classified as High (3) because it is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported for these specific units, despite similar products being involved in deaths.

Plain-English summary

Crib Mates Inc. and Baby World Company, Inc. are voluntarily recalling squeeze toys in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall involves Popeye and Olive Oyl character heads on red handles, as well as lion, cat, and dog animal heads with bow ties on handles. These toys are made of soft, easily compressed plastic material.

The recall is being issued because similar shaped squeeze toys manufactured by another company have been involved in choking deaths. Although the specific toys in this recall have not been involved in any known choking incidents, their handles are small enough to lodge in an infant's throat and obstruct the airway. Crib Mates is recalling approximately 19,000 units distributed nationwide in the last two years, while Baby World is recalling approximately 64,800 units sold nationwide from 1980 until 1981.

Consumers should remove these products from use immediately. They should return the toys to the retailer where purchased for a full refund. Alternatively, consumers may return Baby World squeeze toys to the company in Grafton, West Virginia, for a full refund. Retailers are instructed to remove the toys from sale immediately and return them to the respective manufacturers for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
King Features Syndicate squeeze toy
Manufacturer
Baby World
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Related recalls

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