CPSC, Shelcore Inc. Announce Recall Children's Play Tables to Replace Mallets

Recall at a glance

What was recalled

The "Stand-Up 'N Play Table" measures 14 inches long, 14 inches wide and 13 inches high. The multi-colored play table includes a telephone, clicking dial, spinner, push-button squeaker, rolling ball, spinning gears, xylophone and mallet, three colorful shapes, and a shape sorter. The tray of the table is white, and the legs are red with yellow caps at the base. Writing on the box reads, "Ages 9-36 Months," and "Encourages Child to Pull-Up and Stand."

Is my product affected?

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• Stand-Up 'N Play Tables · About 124,000 units

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Where it was sold

Companies named in the notice: Toy stores nationwide sold these play tables, from March 1996 through March 1999, for between $18 and $20.; Shelcore Inc., of Somerset, N.J..

Injuries or incidents reported

Shelcore received a report of the mallet being jammed into the throat of a 13-month old boy after he fell while teething on the ball end of the mallet. Lacerations in the throat resulted when an adult had to forcibly remove the mallet, to prevent choking.

Consumer contact

For more information, call Shelcore at (800) 777-0453 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or write to Shelcore Inc., 347 Elizabeth Ave., Somerset, NJ 08873-1101.

Recall history and context

Shelcore appears in 3 CPSC recalls on record. See all Shelcore recalls.

Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 296 recalls in the furniture and home category, 95 recalls of them in the past 12 months.

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More recalls from Shelcore

• Baby Toy Warning
  October 17, 1989 · Shelcore · Baby and nursery

  Baby Toy Warning NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT…

• Crib Soft Playgrounds Recalled by Shelcore
  October 27, 1987 · Shelcore · Baby and nursery

  Crib Soft Playgrounds Recalled by Shelcore NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR…

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