CPSCGeneral Alert
Wood Abacus Recalled by LTD Commodities LLC Due to Choking Hazard
Published: September 22, 2008Recall ID: 08608Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The wooden rods on the abacus can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Product Description & Identification
The recalled wood abacus is a multi-sided activity center that has a chalkboard, movable block letters with pictures, sliding shapes, a fun maze with gears, and a blue and yellow clock on the side of the activity center with two pink moving hands. Product code E7A is printed on the packaging near the UPC bar code.
Affected Products
Wood Abacus
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2008/Wood-Abacus-Recalled-by-LTD-Commodities-LLC-Due-to-Choking-Hazard |
| Title | Wood Abacus Recalled by LTD Commodities LLC Due to Choking Hazard |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/41c13af17beb450d859fdcfd602e64fc.jpg |
| Images › Caption | Recalled Wood Abacus |
| Hazards › Name | The wooden rods on the abacus can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
| Injuries › Name | LTD Commodities has received four reports of small parts detaching from the wood abacus. No injuries have been reported. |
| Products › Name | Wood Abacus |
| Products › Type | Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets |
| Products › Category I D | 2201 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 6,000 |
| Recall I D | 4674 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should take the abacus away from children immediately and contact LTD Commodities for instructions on receiving a product credit. |
| Retailers › Name | LTD Commodities and ABC Distributing catalogs nationwide and Web site from December 2006 through February 2008 for about $12. |
| Recall Date | 2008-09-22T00:00:00 |
| Description | The recalled wood abacus is a multi-sided activity center that has a chalkboard, movable block letters with pictures, sliding shapes, a fun maze with gears, and a blue and yellow clock on the side of the activity center with two pink moving hands. Product code E7A is printed on the packaging near the UPC bar code. |
| Distributors › 1 › Name | LTD Commodities LLC, of Bannockburn, Ill. |
| Distributors › 2 › Name | ABC Distributing, of Bannockburn, Ill. |
| Recall Number | 08608 |
| Manufacturers › Name | Taizhou Orient Toys Co. Ltd., of Shanghai, China |
| Consumer Contact | For additional information, contact LTD Commodities toll-free at (866) 736-3654 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.ltdcommodities.com or www.abcdistributing.com |
| Last Publish Date | 2015-01-07T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |