The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·88083·Announced 1988-10-11

Kmart Recalls Baby Squeeze Toys and Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

Kmart is voluntarily recalling squeeze toys and telephone rattles because parts may detach, posing a choking hazard to children under three.

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 children under three, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

K Mart Corporation is voluntarily recalling an estimated 81,000 "Baby's First Squeeze Toys" and 75,000 "Baby's First Playball" squeeze toys. These products were sold for less than $1.00 at K Mart stores since November 1987. The squeeze toys come in telephone receiver, barbell, dumbbell, baseball, basketball, and soccer ball shapes.

Additionally, K Mart is recalling an estimated 33,000 plastic "Telephone Receiver Rattles" sold for less than $2.00 since December 1987. The squeakers in the squeeze toys may come out, and the rattles may break to produce plastic pieces and beads. These detached parts present a potential choking hazard to children under three years of age and may cut infants.

Consumers should immediately take these toys away from infants and return them to any K Mart store for a full refund of the purchase price. The recall was initiated after the U.S. Customs Service and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission identified the products during a joint surveillance program at the ports of Charleston, Dallas, and Savannah.

The recalled product

Product
Baby's First Playball squeeze toys
Manufacturer
Kmart
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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