Latest Mattel Toy Recall Includes Die Cast Cars and Barbie Items

Mommy! Why Does Barbie Taste Funny???

How about another 9 million toys? Earlier today, Mattel recalled another 9 million toys to include 253,000 “Sarge” die cast toy cars; 683,000 Barbie® Doll and Tannerâ„¢ Magnets; and, 7.3 million Polly Pocket Playsets with Magnets. Once again this one hits close to home; my son has just about every Pixar Cars toy imaginable. As with the last Mattel recall and the Thomas The Tank Engine recall, China is the manufacturing source of the recalled toys, specifically the lead paint. If you have not yet included toys from China on your “naughty” list for Christmas, maybe now is a good time to reconsider.

The following details are provided to you directly from the recall notices on Mattel’s website. Please notice that each toy being recalled has its own contact information.

• Sarge. The recall involves die cast “Sarge” 2 ½ inch toy cars. The toy looks like a military jeep. The car measures about 3 inches long by 1 inch high by 1 inch wide and has the markings “7EA” and “China” on the bottom. The “Sarge” toy car is sold alone, or in a package of two. Packaging materials may contain the product numbers M1253 for single Sarge cars, and K5925 for Sarge cars sold as part of a two car sets The cars marked “Thailand” are not included in this recall. Contact Mattel at (800) 916-4997. (Product #s H6414 M1253 K5925 L6294 L4051)
• Barbie® Doll and Tannerâ„¢ Magnet. A small magnet inside the “scooper” accessory can come loose. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal. The recall involves Barbie and Tannerâ„¢ play sets — model numbers J9472 and J9560. The toys include a “scooper” accessory with a magnetic end. Recalled scoopers have a visible, silver-colored, disc-shaped magnet on the end of the scooper. Scoopers with a white material covering the magnet are not recalled. Products manufactured after January 31, 2007 are not recalled. Contact Mattel toll-free at (888) 597-6597. (Product #s J9472 J9560)
• Polly Pocket Playsets with Magnets. Small magnets inside the dolls and accessories can come loose. The magnets can be found by young children and swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal. The recalled Polly Pocket play sets contain plastic dolls and accessories that have small magnets. The magnets measure 1/8 inch in diameter and are embedded in the hands and feet of some dolls, and in the plastic clothing, hairpieces and other accessories to help the pieces attach to the doll or to the doll’s house. The model number is printed on the bottom of the largest pieces on some of the play sets. Products manufactured after November 1, 2006 are not recalled. Contact Mattel if you cannot find a model number on your product to determine if it is part of the recall. Polly Pocket magnetic play sets currently on store shelves are not included in this recall. Call Mattel toll-free at (888) 597-6597 anytime. (Product #s J1944 J1946 J4142 J5114 J5115 G4457 G4458 G4459 G4460 G4461 G4462 G4464 G9703 H1530 H1532 H1533 55503 B2632 B3158 B3201 B3203 B3204 B3207 B3209 B3210 B3211 B3396 B7078 B7082 B7118 B7125 B7127 B7129 B8478 B9521 B9522 B9523 B9525 B9578 B9929 C0504 C0505 C1341 C1342 G8602 G8605 G8612 G8614 G8615 H1537 H1538 H1553 H1554 H3211 J1659 J1661 J1662 J1670 J1681 J1687 J1695 J4169 J4170 J4171 J4172 J9305 J9306 J9648 J9965 J9966 K3460)

For more information, check out Mattel’s product recalls page.

Popularity: 2% [?]

Related posts:

1. Fisher-Price Recall Includes 967,000 Toys
2. Mattel Recalls Another 773,900 Barbie® & GeoTrax™ Toys
3. Thomas The Tank Engine Toy Recall