Little Tikes Recall of Workshops and Trucks

After 15 years of being on the market, Little Tikes has recalled 1.6 million toy workshops and trucks. Apparently, an 11 month old South Carolina boy recovered after choking on a nail that was 3 1/4 inch long by 1 1/4 inch in diameter.

When reading about this recall, I couldn’t help but wonder what that little boy was doing playing, unsupervised with something that would fit through a cardboard toilet paper roll. You know the toilet paper roll test, right? If something can fit through that cardboard tube inside a roll of toilet paper, then it is a choking hazard and babies shouldn’t play with it.

That said, the nails were part of four toy workshop sets and one truck with a tool set in the bed, including:

• Electronic Project Workshop (Sold March 1994 to Dec. 2003)
• Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop (Sold Feb. 2001 to Jan. 2009)
• Swirlin’ Sawdust Workshop (Sold April 2004 to Nov. 2008)
• Black Pickup Truck with Tools (Sold March 2000 to April 2009)

The toys were sold on various web sites such as www.littletikes.com and mass merchandise retailers nationwide, including Toys “R” Us, for between $25 and $100.

If you need more information, contact Little Tikes at (800) 791-2737 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. ET Saturday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.littletikes.com.