[February 08, 2008] CPSC: West Music Recalls Egg-Shaker Toy Instruments Due to Choking and Aspiration Hazards Tweet (M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) RDATE:07022008 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: Transparent Toy Egg Shakers Units: About 5,500 Manufacturer: West Music Company, of Coralville, Iowa Hazard: The end cap can detach from the egg shaker and allow the small beads to spill out, posing choking/aspiration hazards to young children. Incidents/Injuries: West Music has received a report of the end cap detaching. No injuries have been reported. Description: This recall involves clear, plastic egg-shaped instruments with various color beads inside. The beads inside the shaker instrument come in five colors: red, white, green, dark blue and aqua. "Basic Beat" and "Jumbo Egg Crystal" is printed on a label attached to the plastic bag packaging. Model numbers "BB5102" and "202212" are printed on the side of the label. Sold at: West Music stores in Iowa and Illinois, West Music catalog, www.westmusic.com and at West Music exhibit booths nationwide from October 2006 through December 2007 for about $2. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled egg shakers from young children and contact West Music for a free replacement product. To see this release on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08188.html The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years. CONTACT: Consumer Contact, West Music Tel: +1 800 397 9378 (8 a.m - 4 p.m. CT Monday - Friday) e-mail: [email protected] Recall Hotline, CPSC Tel: +1 800 638 2772 Media Contact, CPSC Tel: +1 301 504 7908 Tel: +1 800 638 8270 (teletypewriter) WWW: http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html WWW: http://www.cpsc.gov ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]