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    Choking incidents prompt recall of Fisher-Price kitchen toy

    Consumer Reports News: November 06, 2007 03:03 PM

    After getting reports of children choking and gagging on small parts, Fisher-Price recalled 155,000 of its Laugh & Learn kitchen toy. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that there have been 48 reports of small parts separating from the toys, including two reports of children gagging on pieces, one report of a child who started choking on a piece and one report of a child who choked on a piece.

    The recall involves a play kitchen with a refrigerator, range and sink and other features. Small pieces of the kitchen's clock and faucet can break off posing a choking hazard. Made in Mexico, the set was sold at retail and toy specialty stores nationwide from May 2007 through October 2007 for about $70. The product's item number L5067 is stamped in several locations on the toy and printed on the product's packaging above the UPC.

    Parents should take the recalled toys away from children and contact Fisher-Price for the repair kit being offered. Call toll-free at (888) 812-7187 between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Saturday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.service.mattel.com.

    This is not the first toy from the Laugh & Learn series that Fisher-Price has recalled. In February, it recalled 500,000 musical bunnies because the pom-pom noses could detach and cause a choking hazard. And in January 2006, the CPSC recalled 614,000 musical chairs after reports of three children getting their heads lodged between the seatback and a side table. The Laugh & Learn toys are in the "Infant toys" section of Mattel's Web site featuring toys for children 36 months and younger.


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