Discovery Cubes Animal Hide and Seek toy recalled due to choking and ingestion hazard
Summary
Immediately stop using the recalled toy and cut the toy in half.
Affected products
This recall involves the Discovery Cubes Animal Hide and Seek activity toys. The toys are in the shape of a house made with multicolored fabric. The toy animals in the house include a fox, a hedgehog and a mouse. The toys have different pockets and rings. The model number 306684 can be found on the sewn in label inside the house and on the packaging.
Issue
The seam on the activity toy’s house can open, allowing a young child access to the toy’s filling, posing choking and ingestion hazards if placed in the mouth.
As of November 17, 2022, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada and the United States.
What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled toy, cut the toy in half with a pair of scissors, take a photo of it, and discard it in the household trash. Contact HABA to receive a $30 refund or gift card. Email a photo documenting that the toy has been destroyed, along with your contact information to recall@habausa.com to receive the refund.
For more information, consumers can contact HABA USA by calling 1-888-430-0060 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, by email at recall@habausa.com or visit the company website https://www.habausa.com/pages/discovery-cubes-animal-hide-seek-recall or http://www.habausa.com and click on the “Recall” tab at the bottom of the page.
Joint recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (https://www.cpsc.gov/recalls/2023/haba-usa-recalls-discovery-cubes-animal-hide-and-seek-activity-toys-due-to-choking-and-ingestion-hazards-recall-alert) (US CPSC) and HABA USA.
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.
Additional information
Background
Number Sold
The company reported that 1 unit of the affected product was sold in Canada and 800 were sold in the United States.
Time Period Sold
The affected products were sold from September 2022 to November 2022.
Place of Origin
Manufactured in China
Details
Distributor
Habermaass Corp. Inc.
Skaneateles, NY
USA
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