West Music · Recalled
West Music Recalls Egg-Shaker Toy Instruments Due to Choking and Aspiration Hazards
The end cap can detach from the egg shaker and allow the small beads to spill out, posing choking/aspiration hazards to young children.
- Units
- About 5,500
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $2
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
This recall involves clear, plastic egg-shaped instruments with various color beads inside. The beads inside the shaker instrument come in five colors: red, white, green, dark blue and aqua. "Basic Beat" and "Jumbo Egg Crystal" is printed on a label attached to the plastic bag packaging. Model numbers "BB5102" and "202212" are printed on the side of the label.
The file
- Sold at
- West Music stores in Iowa and Illinois, West Music catalog, www.westmusic.com and at West Music exhibit booths nationwide from October 2006 through December 2007 for about $2.
- Product type
- Toy Musical Instruments
- Made in
- Thailand
- Recalled by
- West Music Company, of Coralville, Iowa
Incident log
West Music has received a report of the end cap detaching. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled egg shakers from young children and contact West Music for a free replacement product.
For additional information, contact West Music at (800) 397-9378 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or e-mail the firm at rcousins@westmusic.com
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 FEB 07 2008; last revised MAY 23 2014.