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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 10, 2002
Release # 03-012
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Oriental Trading Recall Hotline: (866) 666-9868
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
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CPSC, Oriental International Trading Company Announce Recall of Baby
Walkers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Oriental International Trading Company, of Los
Angeles, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 3,500 baby walkers. The
walkers will fit through a standard doorway and are not designed to stop
at the edge of a step. Babies using these walkers can be seriously
injured or killed if they fall down stairs.
Oriental International Trading has not received any reports of
injuries involving these walkers. This recall is being conducted to
prevent the possibility of injury.
This recall includes the "Honey" model baby walker. The walkers
are intended for a baby 5 months and older. They were sold in blue,
yellow or pink with a padded seat and an activity tray. Model numbers
included in the recall are 820, 860, 862 and 802. The model numbers are
printed on the seat backs. A warning label on the walker reads in part,
"WARNING: Suitable for babies between five and ten months old."
Independent discount stores located in Arizona, California, Texas,
Illinois, North Carolina and New York sold these baby walkers from May
2001 through June 2002 for between $18 and $22.
Consumers should stop using these walkers immediately and return
them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more
information, consumers can contact Oriental International Trading
Company at (866) 666-9868 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through
Friday. Consumers can also visit the firm's web site at www.bike-stroller.com.
CPSC worked with industry to revise the voluntary standard for
baby walkers to address injuries from falls down stairs. The revised
standard was published in 1997. Children falling down stairs in walkers
have accounted for most baby walker-related injuries. New walkers that
meet the voluntary standard have special features that stop the
walker at the top step. Baby walker-related injuries to children under
15 months old have declined over 60 percent from an estimated 20,100 in
1995 to 7400 in 2000.
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