West Music Egg-Shaker Toy Instruments recall: Choking and Aspiration Hazards
West Music Recalls Egg-Shaker Toy Instruments Due to Choking and Aspiration Hazards
Why was West Music Egg-Shaker Toy Instruments recalled?
The outer "end cap" that is glued onto the top, smallest part of the egg can come off, posing a small part choking or aspiration hazard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled egg shaker toy instruments away from young children and contact West Music for a free replacement product. Contact: West Music at (800) 397-9378 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, e-mail at [email protected] or online at www.westmusic.com and click on Help and FAQs and Recalls for more information.
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
- Basic Beat BB201 standard egg shaker
- Company
- Bongo Logic Development LTD, of Hong Kong
- Quantity
- About 6,500
- Sold at
- West Music stores, West Music Catalog, Westmusic.com, Amazon.com and at West Music booths at summer workshops from July 2012 through October 2012 for about $1.50 each.
- Recall date
- March 26, 2013
- Incidents / injuries
- West Music has received three reports of ends popping off, with no injuries reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
These recalled egg-shaker toy instruments are plastic, egg-shaped instruments sold in five colors: yellow, green, blue, red and purple. The toy instruments are about the size of small eggs and have a "Basic Beat" label printed on the front of the product. The product is marked for children ages 3 years and older but West Music is concerned with the possibility of the egg being used by or near a younger child. The toy instruments have Lot Number 0E0212 located on the bottom of the roundest part of the egg.