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Consumer product recall

SAKSCO Gourmet Basket Supplies recalls Baby King® Rattle Keys

Starting date:
December 8, 2015
Posting date:
December 8, 2015
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Toys
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Choking Hazard
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-56172

Affected products

Baby King® Rattle Keys

Product description

This recall involves the Baby King® Rattle Keys. These rattles are made of 4 coloured hard plastic keys on a white hard plastic ring. This recall includes both the bright and pastel colour versions of this product.

Both versions of the recalled rattles can be identified by the model number: BK512 and by the UPC: 0 94606 00512 5, which can be found on their packaging.

Hazard identified

Health Canada’s sampling and evaluation program has determined that these rattles do not meet the Canadian safety requirements for the size and shape of rattles. The plastic keys can enter and become lodged in a child's throat, posing a choking or suffocation hazard to young children.

Neither Health Canada nor SAKSCO Gourmet Basket Supplies has received any reports of consumer incidents or injuries related to the use of these rattles in Canada.

For some tips to help consumers choose safe toys and to help them keep children safe when they play with toys, see the General Toy Safety Tips.

Number sold

Approximately 1,300 of the recalled rattles were sold at various stores across Canada.

Time period sold

The recalled rattles were sold from November 2011 to November 2015.

Place of origin

Manufactured in China.

Companies

Importer
SAKSCO Gourmet Basket Supplies
Mississauga
Ontario
CANADA
Distributor
Regent Baby Products Corp.
Jamaica
New York
UNITED STATES

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What you should do

Consumers should immediately take the recalled rattles away from children and contact SAKSCO Gourmet Basket Supplies for further instructions.

Consumers can contact SAKSCO Gourmet Basket Supplies by telephone toll-free at 1-800-668-4390, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm ET, Monday to Friday or by email.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.