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U.S. toy company recalls products following safety accident
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-15 01:24

LOS ANGELES：U.S. toy company Little Tikes is recalling 1.6 million toy workshops and trucks after a toddler choked on a plastic nail, the Consumer Product Safety Commission ( CPSC) said.

The voluntary recall covers five toy models sold by Little Tikes as far back as March 1994, the CPSC said in a statement published by the Los Angeles Times on Friday.

The problem involves the bright red and blue plastic nails that accompanied the Hudson, Ohio-based company's Electronic Project Workshop, the Little Handiworker Workhorse, the Home Improvements Two-sided Workshop, the Swirlin' Sawdust Workshop and the Black Pickup Truck with Tools, according to the statement.

Consumers should immediately take the toy nails away from young children and contact Little Tikes for a free replacement, said the statement.

The toys were intended for children ages two and older. The child who swallowed the toy part was an 11-month-old boy from Goose Creek, South Carolina, the statement said, adding that some of the products are no longer sold by the company.

The CPSC said it was also interested in "receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product."