Dolgencorp Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Dolgencorp Inc. Announce Recall of Toy Xylophones Sold at Dollar General Stores
The red mallet sold with the toy xylophone can get lodged in the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.
- Units
- About 113,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $3
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The toy xylophone is white, rectangular-shaped with a green handle and multi-colored bars including, red, yellow, green and blue. A yellow button shaped like the face of a cat is on the front of the xylophone. The mallet sold with the xylophone is red with two round balls at either end of the mallet. Writing on the box reads, "BABY TOYS XYLOPHONE, TO HELP BABY LEARN AND DEVELOP, and MADE IN CHINA."
The file
- Sold at
- Dollar General stores nationwide sold these toy xylophones, from July 1998 through October 2000, for $3.
- Product type
- Toy Musical Instruments
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Dolgencorp Inc., of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Incident log
CPSC and Dolgencorp Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these toy xylophones. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take this toy away from children and return it to their local Dollar General store for a full refund.
For more information, call Dollar General at (800) 678-9258 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated NOV 02 2000; last revised DEC 09 2025.