CPSC, Tai Tung International Recall Car and Washing Machine Toys

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces
the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below.
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless
otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Toy Ice Cream Car, Police Car and Washing Machine

Units: About 128,880

Importer: Tai Tung International, Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif.

Hazard: The multicolored beads inside the toys can become accessible to
children, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recall includes an ice cream car, police car and a toy
washing machine. The multicolored cars are about 5-inches long and
contain various stickers. The pink, white, or red toy washing machines
are 4.5-inches high. The toys make animal and music sounds. When the
music and animal sounds play, lights flash and the toy's multicolored
beads can be seen moving inside. "CE" and "MADE IN CHINA" are written on
the battery cover.

Sold at: Toy and discount stores nationwide from June 2000 through
September 2004 for about $3.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from
young children and return them to the store where purchased for a
refund.

Consumer Contact: Call Tai Tung at (800) 516-2988 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT
or e-mail the company at sales@toystoreonline.com


To view this press release online, use the following link:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05020.html