August 21, 2003
Name of product: Puzzibilities Recycling Truck Puzzle
Units: About 3,000
Distributor: Small World ToysŪ, of Culver City, Calif.
Hazard: One of the puzzle pieces (a stack of newspapers) poses a small
parts choking hazard to young children.
Description: The recalled Recycling Truck Puzzle has nine wooden pieces
that form a green recycling truck, three workers, a container for plastics, a bundled
set of newspapers, and a recycling bin. The top of the puzzle reads,
"Recycling Truck," and "2574" and "2003 Small World
ToysŪ" are printed at the bottom.
Sold at: Small toy stores nationwide sold the puzzles between February
2003 and August 2003 for about $10.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should stop young children from playing with these
puzzles immediately and return the puzzle to the store where it was purchased
for a refund.
Consumer Contact: Contact Small World at (800) 421-4153 between 8:30
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at http://www.smallworldtoys.com/recall.jsp?loc=recall.