Recall: Giftco Recall of Fork in Winnie the Pooh Baby Plate Set
February 10, 2005 Alert #05-540 |
CPSC, Giftco Announce Recall of Fork in Winnie the Pooh Baby Plate Set
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Winnie the Pooh Plate Set with plastic fork and spoon
Units: 26,157
Manufacturer/Importer: Giftco, Inc. of Vernon Hills, IL
Hazard: The plastic fork prongs in the plate set can break posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Three reports of the fork prongs breaking with one child choking on a broken plastic piece of the fork, without injury.
Description: Fork has white plastic prongs and a blue & white checkered pattern on the handle with an image of Tigger.
Sold at: School holiday shops.
Remedy: Stop using the fork immediately. Return just the fork or the entire plate set to Giftco for a full refund or consumers can just throw the fork away. For more information, call Giftco at 888-448-6728 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.