RECALL: Children's Puzzle

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http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml03/03171.html

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 21, 2003
Release # 03-171 Company Phone Number: (800) 421-4135
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Small World Toys Announce Recall of Children's Puzzle

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces =

the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below.=20
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless=20
otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Puzzibilities Recycling Truck Puzzle

Units: About 3,000

Distributor: Small World Toys=AE, of Culver City, Calif.

Hazard: One of the puzzle pieces (a stack of newspapers) poses a small=20
parts choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: No incidents have been reported. This recall is=20
being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.

Description: The recalled Recycling Truck Puzzle has nine wooden pieces=20
that form a green recycling truck, three workers, a container for=20
plastics, a bundled set of newspapers, and a recycling bin. The top of=20
the puzzle reads, "Recycling Truck," and "2574" and "2003 Small World=20
Toys=AE" are printed at the bottom.

Sold at: Small toy stores nationwide sold the puzzles between February=20
2003 and August 2003 for about $10.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop young children from playing with these=20
puzzles immediately and return the puzzle to the store where it was=20
purchased for a refund.

Consumer Contact: Contact Small World at (800) 421-4135 between 8:30=20
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at =

www.smallworldtoys.com.

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