February 10, 2010 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, in cooperation with Manhattan Group LLC, of Minneapolis, Minn., today announced a voluntary recall of Pull-A-Long Friends Toucan™, Pull-A-Long Friends Alligator™, and Pull-A-Long Friends Sharky™.
This recall involves three types of pull-toys: Pull-A-Long Friends Toucan™ with lot code 210720GB, Pull-A-Long Friends Alligator™ with lot code 210750GB, and Pull-A-Long Friends Sharky™ with lot code 210530GB. The Toucan has a large yellow and black beak and blue striped wings.
The crocodile is green and has a red ridge on its back and red wheels with yellow polka dots. The shark has blue swirls painted on its wheels and an orange wooden fish on the pull string.
The lot code is printed on the bottom of the toy.
The toy has wooden components that can break or come loose, posing a choking/aspiration hazard to young children.
Approximately 2,400 pull-toys have been sold in the U.S. and 400 in Canada at gift and specialty stores nationwide, online and through catalogs from September 2009 through January 2010 for about $22.
No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
If you or a loved one has been injured by a defective product, contact the Defective Product lawyers of the Gomez Law Firm today.
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