| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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| December 20, 1988 |
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| Release # 88-115 |
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Safety Pin Rattle Recalled as Potential Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON -- A Safety Pin Rattle is being voluntarily
recalled by Fiber-Craft Materials Corp. of Niles, Illinois,
because it presents a possible choking hazard to infants and
young children. Sold in craft stores, the rattles were marketed
as decorations.
Made of blue, pink or yellow plastic and shaped like a
safety pin, the model #4642 rattle is approximately four inches
long with noise-making beads inside. The rattle is small enough
to fit into an infant's mouth, and long enough to reach the back
of the throat and possibly cause choking.
Consumers who purchased the recalled Safety Pin Rattles
should immediately take them away from infants and return them to
the place of purchase for a full refund of the purchase price.
For additional information, call Fiber-Craft at l-312-647-1140.
The U.S. Customs Service identified the hazardous rattle at
the Port of Chicago during "Operation Toyland," a joint
surveillance program with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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