CPSC Recalls Foam Bath Blocks Due to Choking Hazard for Infants
Associated Merchandising is recalling soft foam bath blocks sold since August 1985 because they pose a choking hazard to small children.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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 small children, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Associated Merchandising (AMC) are recalling a set of 20 soft foam bath blocks. The blocks, which come in various shapes and colors and stick together when wet, were sold at retail for approximately $10.00. The product is labeled for ages 6 months to adult, with item number #5768 on the box.
The recall is due to a potential danger where small children might bite off pieces of the dense foam material large enough to lodge in their throats, causing choking or suffocation. To date, the CPSC reports that these products are not known to have caused any such injuries. An estimated 19,000 sets were distributed nationwide beginning in August 1985.
Consumers should remove the products from use immediately and return them to the retailer where purchased for a refund of the purchase price and postage or transportation costs. The blocks were sold at various department stores across the United States and in Toronto, Canada, including Daytons, Hudsons, Brandeis, Abraham and Strauss, Godchaux, Liberty House, Foley's, Burdines, Rich's, Woodward and Lothrop, Higbee's, Bloomingdales, Boston Store, Sanger Harris, Bullock's, Lazarus, Shillito Rikes, and Hudson Bay Company.
The recalled product
- Product
- Foam Bath Blocks Recalled
- Manufacturer
- Associated Merchandising (AMC)
- Category
- Consumer Product — Toys
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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