The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·89062·Announced 1989-06-29

Century Products Recalls Seamore Bath Rings Due to Choking Hazard

Century Products is recalling approximately 100,000 Seamore the Action Seahorse bath rings because small parts on the neck can be removed and swallowed by 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 criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Century Products Company of Macedonia, Ohio, has voluntarily taken action to retrofit approximately 100,000 "Seamore the Action Seahorse" Tub and Pool Toys, model 2772. The recall addresses a potential choking hazard where the push-nut and neck-pin located on the neck of the seahorse can be removed by a young child and swallowed. These bath rings were sold nationwide from March 1986 to December 1988 for approximately $25.00.

The CPSC is aware of one non-injury consumer complaint involving these small parts, but Century Products Company has not received any reports of choking incidents by a child using a Seamore Bath Ring. The product is a plastic infant seat shaped like a rocking horse with rubber suction cups on the bottom to secure it to a bath tub or wading pool.

The retrofit program is no longer available. Consumers with a defective product should discard or destroy the product. Date codes over 8812 indicate that improved neck-pin assemblies are in place and are not being retrofitted. Consumers may contact Century Products Company at 9600 Valley View Road, Macedonia, Ohio 44056, or call 800-345-4109 for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Seamore the Action Seahorsell Tub and Pool Toys
Manufacturer
Century Products
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.