Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, CPSC NEWS—CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS—Bath toys recalled for laceration and choking hazards, (Sep 3, 2019)
Organizations Mentioned:Pearhead Inc.
By Colleen Kave, J.D.
Plastic connecting bath toys can break, exposing sharp points and creating small pieces.
Pearhead Inc., of New York, has recalled around 6,200 Ubbi Connecting Bath Toys because the recalled toys can break and create sharp points, posing laceration and choking hazards to young children (CPSC Recall Notice, No. 19-195, August 29, 2019).
Incidents and injuries. Pearhead received two reports of broken bath toys. No injuries have been reported.
Product description. This recall involves Ubbi Connecting Bath Toys. The toys are plastic with a big ball shape in the middle, engraved with a smiley face, and six smaller balls attached around the outside. The toys can be connected to one another. They were sold in a set of six pieces in red, orange, yellow, navy, blue, and green colors. They were also sold in an Ubbi Bath Toy Gift Set, which includes four sets of bath toys, including the Ubbi Connecting Bath Toy.
These bath toys, which were manufactured in China, were sold at buy buy BABY, Nordstrom, Bump Box, and other specialty stores nationwide, and online at Amazon.com and ubbiworld.com from January 2019 through August 2019 for about $8 for the Ubbi Connecting Bath Toys and $40 for the Ubbi Bath Toy Gift Set.
Remedy. Consumers should take the recalled Ubbi Connecting Bath Toys away from children immediately and return them to Pearhead for a full refund and a free replacement Ubbi Squeeze Bath Toy. Pearhead is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Customer contact. For more information, customers may contact Pearhead collect at 718-422-0592 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday; via email at [email protected]; or online at www.ubbiworld.com and click on "Product Recall."
Companies: Pearhead Inc.
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