Washington:
Fisher-Price, the toy maker, is recalling more than 10 million tricycles, toys and high chairs over safety concerns.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday that two of the products had caused injuries.
In the recall of about seven million Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles, the agency is aware of 10 reports of children being hurt. Six of them required medical attention.
The tricycles - some of which feature popular characters like Dora the Explorer and Barbie - have a protruding plastic ignition key near the seat that children can strike, sit on or fall on, leading to injuries that the commission said can include genital bleeding.
Fisher-Price is also recalling more than a million Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs, after 14 reports of problems. Seven children required stitches, the commission said.
The pegs on the back of the high chairs can be used to store the tray, but children can fall on them, causing cuts and other injuries.
The recalls involve products sold in the United States and Canada.
The chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Inez M. Tenenbaum, said manufacturers need to do more to build safety into their products before they reach store shelves. But she praised Fisher-Price for "taking the right steps by agreeing to these recalls and offering consumers free repairs or replacement."
The two other Fisher-Price recalls were:
More than 2.8 million Baby Playzone Crawl and Cruise Playground toys, Baby Playzone Crawl and Slide Arcade toys, Baby Gymtastics Play Wall toys, Ocean Wonders Kick & Crawl Aquarium toys, 1-2-3 Tetherball toys and Bat and Score Goal toys. The valve of the inflatable ball on the toys can come off and pose a choking hazard to children, the product safety agency said. There were more than 50 reports of the valves coming off, the agency said.
About 100,000 Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Stand 'n Play Rampway toys. The wheels on the purple and green cars can come off, posing a choking hazard.
More information on the dates of sale and model numbers for the recalled products can be found on the company's recall Web page.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday that two of the products had caused injuries.
In the recall of about seven million Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles, the agency is aware of 10 reports of children being hurt. Six of them required medical attention.
The tricycles - some of which feature popular characters like Dora the Explorer and Barbie - have a protruding plastic ignition key near the seat that children can strike, sit on or fall on, leading to injuries that the commission said can include genital bleeding.
Fisher-Price is also recalling more than a million Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs, after 14 reports of problems. Seven children required stitches, the commission said.
The pegs on the back of the high chairs can be used to store the tray, but children can fall on them, causing cuts and other injuries.
The recalls involve products sold in the United States and Canada.
The chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Inez M. Tenenbaum, said manufacturers need to do more to build safety into their products before they reach store shelves. But she praised Fisher-Price for "taking the right steps by agreeing to these recalls and offering consumers free repairs or replacement."
The two other Fisher-Price recalls were:
More than 2.8 million Baby Playzone Crawl and Cruise Playground toys, Baby Playzone Crawl and Slide Arcade toys, Baby Gymtastics Play Wall toys, Ocean Wonders Kick & Crawl Aquarium toys, 1-2-3 Tetherball toys and Bat and Score Goal toys. The valve of the inflatable ball on the toys can come off and pose a choking hazard to children, the product safety agency said. There were more than 50 reports of the valves coming off, the agency said.
About 100,000 Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Stand 'n Play Rampway toys. The wheels on the purple and green cars can come off, posing a choking hazard.
More information on the dates of sale and model numbers for the recalled products can be found on the company's recall Web page.
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