The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·95018·Announced 1994-10-31

Halloween pumpkin erasers recalled due to choking hazard for young children

CPSC warns that Halloween pumpkin erasers imported by Oriental Trading pose a choking risk to children under 3.

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 High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about Halloween pumpkin erasers that resemble candy. These erasers, imported by Oriental Trading Company of Omaha, Nebraska, do not meet CPSC's small parts regulations under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. The specific product is the Halloween Toy Eraser Assortment, model number 9/260, which consists of 60 assorted erasers in the shapes of black bats, white ghosts, and orange pumpkins with green stems. The pumpkin erasers measure 3/4 inch long and 3/8 inch thick.

The erasers were sold for $4.50 in the 1994 Oriental Trading Company Halloween catalog. They are packaged in clear plastic cylindrical containers with a sticker on the lids reading "Item No. 9/260, Q'TY :1 TUBE(60 PCS), MADE IN TAIWAN." Underneath the container's lid is a cardboard Halloween night scene with the words "Eraser Fun" printed below a haunted house. CPSC issued this warning after Oriental Trading refused to join the agency in a voluntary recall of the erasers.

The pumpkin erasers pose the greatest choking risk for children under 3 years of age. CPSC urges consumers who may find any of these erasers in their children's bags as Halloween treats to take them away from young children immediately. Parents and caregivers should be careful not to let younger siblings play with toys that are only appropriate for older siblings.

The recalled product

Product
Halloween pumpkin erasers
Manufacturer
Oriental Trading
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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