Baja Products Recall of My First Crayon-Balls and My First Crayon-Ball Activity Sets

Baja Products Recall of My First Crayon-Balls and My First Crayon-Ball Activity Sets NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2005 Release #05-153 Company Contact: (800) 556-3674 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 CPSC, Baja Products Announce Recall of My First Crayon-Balls? and My First Crayon-Ball? Activity Sets WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: My First Crayon-Ball? and My First Crayon-Ball? Activity Set Units: About 145,000 Manufacturer: Baja Products Inc. of Delray Beach, Fla. Hazard: Small crayon balls can break loose from the plastic base of the products. This can pose a choking hazard to young children. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: My First Crayon-Ball? consists of a round yellow plastic base with small red, blue, yellow, green, black, and brown crayon balls attached. My First Crayon-Ball? Activity Set contains a round yellow plastic base with small red, blue, yellow, green, black, and brown crayon balls attached, as well as multiple scrolls of paper containing sketches meant for coloring. Sold at: Discount and toy stores nationwide from June 2004 through March 2005 for between $2 and $5. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should take these toys away from children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or call Baja Products for a replacement product. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Baja Products Inc. toll-free at (800) 556-3674 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.