West Music Recalls Egg-Shaker Toy Instruments Due to Choking and Aspiration Hazards

Recall at a glance

What was recalled

These recalled egg-shaker toy instruments are plastic, egg-shaped instruments sold in five colors: yellow, green, blue, red and purple. The toy instruments are about the size of small eggs and have a "Basic Beat" label printed on the front of the product. The product is marked for children ages 3 years and older but West Music is concerned with the possibility of the egg being used by or near a younger child. The toy instruments have Lot Number 0E0212 located on the bottom of the roundest part of the egg.

Is my product affected?

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• Basic Beat BB201 standard egg shaker · About 6,500 units

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Where it was sold

Companies named in the notice: West Music stores, West Music Catalog, Westmusic.com, Amazon.com and at West Music booths at summer workshops from July 2012 through October 2012 for about $1.50 each.; Bongo Logic Development LTD, of Hong Kong.

Injuries or incidents reported

West Music has received three reports of ends popping off, with no injuries reported.

Consumer contact

West Music at (800) 397-9378 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, e-mail at service@music.com or online at www.westmusic.com and click on Help and FAQs and Recalls for more information.

Recall history and context

West Music appears in 3 CPSC recalls on record. See all West Music recalls.

Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 156 recalls in the toys and games category, 71 recalls of them in the past 12 months.

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