WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
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Recall Summary
Name of Product: Manhattan Toy® Quixel™ baby rattles
Hazard: The colored arches can break, creating a small part which poses a choking hazard to small children.
Remedy: Refund
Consumer Contact: Manhattan Group at (800) 541-1345 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or online at www.manhattantoy.com and click on RECALLS at the bottom of the home page for more information.
Photos are available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Manhattan-Group-Recalls-Baby-Rattles/
Recall Details
Units: About 8,300 in the U.S. and 4,100 in Canada
Description: This recall includes the Manhattan Toy® Quixel™ baby rattle. The plastic rattles have four, colored arches (red, orange, green and blue) with sliding beads on each of the arches. The arches are held together by a single string of red, white and blue elastic. The rattle arches measure about 5 inches in diameter. The product was sold with or without a box. "Manhattan Toy" is printed on one of the arches.
Incidents/Injuries: Manhattan Group has received four reports of the rattles breaking. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these rattles away from young children and return it to the store where purchased for a full refund.
Sold at: Specialty toy and baby stores nationwide, in Canada and online at www.manhattantoy.com from September 2011 through October 2013 for about $15.
Importer: Manhattan Group LLC, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Manufactured in: China
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2013/37061r-eng.php
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov.
Media Contact
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Phone: (301) 504-7908
Spanish: (301) 504-7800
CPSC Consumer Information Hotline
Use this toll-free number if you have questions about a recall:
800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)Times: 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET;
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Hotline can be used to get product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products.
SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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