The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission puts out bulletins for recalls almost daily. When they pertain to kid gear, we share them with you.
Usually the recalls contain information about potential dangers and what the manufacturer will do to fix them. The scariest statistic of all, however, is the bit about what happened to kids who used the product. In this case, if you have a Graco Baby Einstein activity center, you will want to read this bulletin.
Graco has received reports of 137 infants chewing off the plastic film
covering that covers the soft stackable blocks (the triangle-topped stack in the photo) that are part of the activity
center. Gagging and choking did occur.
The
soft block tower is a stack of three different shaped stuffed fabric
blocks in red, yellow and blue. Pictures of apples, fire engines,
ducks, bananas, birds and blueberries on the blocks are covered in
plastic film. The soft blocks are one of nine toys that snap onto the
tray of the activity center. Only model number 4635BEE with serial
numbers 012705 through 063005, which indicates the manufacture dates of
January 27, 2005 through June 30, 2005, are included in this recall.
Model and serial numbers are located underneath the activity center’s
tray.
If you have this item, remove the soft block towers from your home immediately and contact Graco for a replacement.
