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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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October 3, 1979 |
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Release # 79-056 |
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4 Million "Giggle
Stick" Toys Recalled
WASHINGTON,
D.C. (Oct. 3) -- CBS Toys, a division of
CBS, Inc., of New York City, is
voluntarily recalling four million units
of a toy which may pose a choking hazard
to children, the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission today announced.
The toy, called the Gabriel "Giggle
Stick", consists of a hollow, yellow
plastic tube which, when shaken,
produces noises by means of a metal reed
fastened inside an interior plastic
cylinder.
Young children can remove the red
end-caps of the toy, exposing the
interior plastic cylinder which houses
the small reed inside. Some reeds have
fallen out of those "Giggle Sticks"
designed with open-end caps.
Since March, 1979, three children
have choked on the reeds, according to
CBS Toys. No injuries have resulted.
The "Giggle Sticks" have been
manufactured since December, 1978, and
sold in variety stores nationwide for
less than $2. The toys are advertised as
suitable for children ages 3 and older.
Parents should return the toys to
their retailers for a refund or a new
"Giggle Stick" which has been redesigned
to eliminate the safety hazard.
Consumers also can receive a refund
or a new "Giggle Stick" by mailing their
used ones to: Gabriel Industries,
Longmeadow Road, P.O. Box 980,
Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740.
In retail stores, consumers can
identify a redesigned "Giggle Stick" by
looking for the words, "New, Improved"
on the red cardboard flag wrapped around
the toy.
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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 it by visiting
https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
The U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission is
charged with protecting the public from
unreasonable risks of serious injury or
death from thousands of types of
consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. The
CPSC is committed to protecting
consumers and families from products
that pose a fire, electrical, chemical,
or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to
ensure the safety of consumer products -
such as toys, cribs, power tools,
cigarette lighters, and household
chemicals - contributed significantly to
the decline in the rate of deaths and
injuries associated with consumer
products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a
product-related injury, call CPSC's
Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's
teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To
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please go to
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.
Consumers can obtain recall and general
safety information by logging on to
CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.
