Mini Stars Building Sets Recalled by Edushape Due to Choking Hazard

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Jul 07, 2011, 11:00 ET

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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Name of product: Mini Stars building sets
Units: About 18,000 (additional star building sets were recalled in September 2010)
Distributor: Edushape Ltd., of Deer Park, N.Y.
Hazard: Plastic knobs can break from the center of the stars, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Edushape have received two reports of the knobs breaking off from the center of the stars. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves Mini Stars building sets. The Mini Stars measure three inches in diameter and are made of opaque plastic. Each star has six circular knobs protruding from a ring-shaped center. Edushape only makes Mini Stars in red, green, yellow or blue colors which are included in this recall. The Mini Stars do not have any markings, codes or logos stamped into the plastic. They were sold in sets of 12, 24, 36, 48 and 72 pieces.
Sold at: Small retail stores nationwide, online at Toys R Us.com, Amazon.com and CSN on walmart.com from January 2007 through December 2009 for between $10 and $50.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled Mini Star building sets away from children and contact Edushape for a free replacement set or credit towards another Edushape product of equal or lesser value.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Edushape at (800) 404-4744 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.edushape.com.

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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

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 404-4744
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

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