March 01, 2004

By: Marlin Orzo
Website: http://www.1st-in-kids.com

Lauri® Inc. Announce Recall of Toddler Activity Sets and Puzzles

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Lauri Inc. of Phillips-Avon, Maine, is voluntarily recalling about 110,000 Toddler Tote toddler activity sets and about 11,000 Familiar Things toddler puzzles. The dog puzzle included with both of these products and the rubber handle on the box of the activity set can tear apart into small pieces and pose a choking hazard to small children.

CPSC and Lauri Inc. have not received any reports of incidents or injuries with these puzzles or handles. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.

The Toddler Tote travel activity sets have three animal puzzles, seven stacker pegs of various colors, a geometric shapes puzzle and four basic shape mini-puzzles. All the contents are packaged in a blue box with a rubber handle that acts as a carrying tote.

The puzzle set is called Familiar Things. It is a boxed set of 12 two-piece puzzles. The puzzles include cut-outs of fish, planes, boats and cars.

Specialty toy stores, web retailers and school supply catalogs sold the recalled puzzle and activity sets from January 1999 to July 2002.

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