CPSC, Graco Children's Products Announce Recall of
CPSC, Graco Children's Products Announce Recall of Bumble Bee Toys with Blue Antennae
Why was CPSC, Graco Children's Products Announce Recall of recalled?
The blue antennae on the Bumble Bee toy can break, posing a choking hazard to young children.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should discard immediately any Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae in their possession and contact Graco to receive a free replacement toy. Contact: Contact Graco at (800) 258-3213 anytime to receive a free replacement toy.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Bumble Bee Toys with blue antennae sold with certain Graco high chairs and Graco mobile entertainers, and also sold separately as an accessory and replacement part
- Company
- Graco Children's Products, Inc. of Exton, Pa.
- Quantity
- About 398,000
- Sold at
- Discount, department and juvenile product stores, from November 2001 through March 2003, on high chairs and mobile entertainers for between $39 and $89, and individually, as accessories, for $5.
- Recall date
- January 14, 2004
- Incidents / injuries
- Graco has received 26 reports of the antennae breaking off of the Bumble Bee toys, including five reports of children who started to choke on the broken antennae. One child's throat was scratched when the child's mother removed the broken antenna from the child's mouth.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
All Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae distributed by Graco are included in this recall. Specifically, Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae were distributed with Graco High Chair model numbers 3656CUB, 3658FKB, 3659KER, 3659NGS, 3660WNN and 35605 manufactured between July 22, 2002 and March 9, 2003, and Graco Tot Wheels Mobile Entertainer models 4522OTM, 4522TOTM, 4521ALP, 35628 and 4512FUN manufactured between November 8, 2001 and March 9, 2003. Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae were also distributed separately as an accessory and a replacement part with model number 548094S. Bumble Bee toys with yellow or black antennae are not affected.