Graco Children's Products Recalls to Replace Soft Blocks Towers on Activity Centers Due to Choking Hazard

Recall at a glance

What was recalled

The soft block tower is a stack of three different shaped stuffed fabric blocks in red, yellow and blue. Pictures of apples, fire engines, ducks, bananas, birds and blueberries on the blocks are covered in plastic film. The soft blocks are one of nine toys that snap onto the tray of the activity center. Only model number 4635BEE with serial numbers 012705 through 063005, which indicates the manufacture dates of January 27, 2005 through June 30, 2005, are included in this recall. Model and serial numbers are located underneath the activity center's tray.

Is my product affected?

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• Soft Blocks Tower Toys (on Graco® Baby Einstein® discover and play™ Activity Centers) · About 40,000 units

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Where it was sold

Companies named in the notice: Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us, Meijer, Shopko, Target, and various specialty retailers nationwide, and on Wal-Mart.com and Target.com from February 2005 through about December 2005 for $80.; Graco Children's Products Inc., of Exton, Pa..

Injuries or incidents reported

Graco has received 137 reports of infants mouthing and chewing pieces of the plastic film covering, some of whom required medical attention. Serious incident reports include 32 infants who gagged and 49 who choked on the plastic covering.

Consumer contact

For additional information, contact Graco at (800) 345-4109 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or log on to www.gracobaby.com

Recall history and context

Graco Children's Products appears in 11 CPSC recalls on record. See all Graco Children's Products recalls.

Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 238 recalls in the baby and nursery category, 59 recalls of them in the past 12 months.

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