CPSC releases voluntary recalls of childrens’ products.

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 12, 2005
Release #05-171

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 678-9258
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Dollar General Corp. Announce Recall of Metal Heart-Shaped
Pendants

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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.

Name of Product: Heart-Shaped Pendant

Units: About 80,000

Distributor/Retailer: Dollar General Corp., of Goodlettsville, Tenn.

Hazard: The recalled heart-shaped pendant contains high levels of lead,
posing a serious risk of lead poisoning to young children. Lead
poisoning in children is associated with behavioral problems, learning
disabilities, hearing problems and growth retardation.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The heart-shaped pendant is silver-colored, ribbed on the
front, hollow on the back, and hangs on a pink suede cord with a
silver-colored clasp.

Sold at: Dollar General stores nationwide from May 2003 through April
2005 for about $1.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should take these necklaces away from children
immediately and return them to Dollar General stores for a refund.

Consumer Contact: Contact Dollar General at (800) 678-9258 between 9
a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit their Web site at
http://www.dollargeneral.com

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including a picture of the
recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05171.html

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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 12, 2005
Release #05-172

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 966-3762
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Pamela Drake Inc. Announce Recall of Wooden Push Toys

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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.

Name of Product: Lemon Meringue Wooden Push Toys

Units: About 7,000

Manufacturer: Pamela Drake Inc., of Emeryville, Calif.

Hazard: Small parts can break off posing a choking hazard to young
children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recall includes six different multi-colored, solid
wooden push toys, including an airplane, tractor, dump truck, fire
truck, and a two-piece circus train with train cars and a tow truck with
family van. The vehicles are constructed with a bendable flap that
allows the toys to “wiggle” back and forth. The dump truck, circus train
with train cars and tow truck with family van have white magnets on the
front and back to hold the push toys together. All the toys have rubber
rings on the tires. The recalled push toys are intended for children 12
months and older. There is no writing on the push toys.

Sold at: Toy and hobby stores nationwide from February 2005 through
March 2005 for between $15 and $24.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these recalled push toys away
from young children and return the toys to Pamela Drake Inc. or their
local retailer for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: Call Pamela Drake Inc. at (800) 966-3762 between 8
a.m. and 6 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site
at http://www.woodkins.com

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including a picture of the
recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05172.html

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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 12, 2005
Release #05-173

Firm’s Contact: (800) 377-3777
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Delta Enterprise Corp. Announce Recall of Lov’s Pacifiers

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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.

Name of Product: Lov’s Decorated Orthodontic Pacifier

Units: About 180,000

Distributor: Delta Enterprise Corp.

Hazard: The pacifiers are banned under federal law. They failed federal
safety tests when the nipples separated from the base. This poses a
choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC has received one report of a 6-month-old child
who was found gagging on the nipple that had separated from the
pacifier. The child was not injured.

Description: The recalled pacifier measures about 2-1/4 inches in width
and 1-1/2 inches in length and has button or hinged handles. The
pacifiers are white with various colored handles. Designs are imprinted
on some pacifier shields. One pacifier shield is decorated with a pink
elephant, a purple giraffe with green polka dots, a blue lion with
yellow fur and a blue cloud and yellow sun. Another pacifier shield has
blue stars with Santa shapes. The amber colored nipple, imprinted with
the words “caoui,” “chouc” and “pur,” is about 1-1/8 inches long. “Lov
2-Pack,” “Decorated Orthodontic Pacifier,” and “99705” are printed on
the front packaging of the pacifiers. “Delta Enterprise Corp., Brooklyn
NY 11212 Made in Thailand” is printed on the package back.

Sold at: Small retail stores from November 2001 through December 2004
for about $1.

Manufactured in: Thailand

Remedy: Consumers should discard the pacifiers and contact the firm for
instructions on how to obtain a refund or replacement product.

Consumer Contact: Contact Delta Enterprise’s Pacifier Hotline at (800)
377-3777 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including a picture of the
recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05173.html

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