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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2001
Release # 02-014
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Toy Box Hotline: (877) 840-7396
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063
Company Media Contact: Mary Ann Stewart, (204) 988-3398
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CPSC, Palliser Furniture Ltd. Announce Recall of Toy Boxes
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Palliser Furniture Ltd., of Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada, is voluntarily recalling about 4,500 toy boxes. The toy box's
lid can fall suddenly, posing entrapment and strangulation hazards to
young children. In addition, spaces at the end of the hinge on the lid
can cause pinched, crushed and lacerated fingers.
The toy chest voluntary standard requires toy boxes or chests with
hinged lids to have lid supports that keep the lid from falling suddenly
onto the head of a child, preventing an entrapment and strangulation
hazard. The hinges also must minimize any spaces that could allow a
child's finger to be pinched, crushed or lacerated.
CPSC and Palliser Furniture Ltd. have not received any reports of
injuries or incidents involving these toy boxes. This recall is being
conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
All the toy boxes have a manufacturer's label inside or on the back with
"Palliser" and the model number written on it. The model numbers are:
580-283, 581-283, 582-283, 583-283, 584-283, 589-283 and 598-283. The
toy boxes measure about 36-inches long by 19-inches wide and 21-inches
high. They have the following finishes: white with small color inserts
in the knobs or with large color inserts on the front panel; natural
maple or natural maple with white, denim or green front panels; and
natural cherry.
Furniture stores nationwide and in Canada sold these toy boxes from July
1999 through August 2001 for about $150 (about $200 CAD).
Consumers should stop children from using these toy boxes immediately,
and contact Palliser for a free replacement toy box or a $50 refund. For
more information, consumers should call Palliser's Toy Box Hotline at
(877) 840-7396 anytime or visit Palliser's recall web site at
www.toyboxnews.com.
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