A recall of round 192,000 play kitchens has been issued after a toddler died of strangulation in Oregon whereas enjoying with one.
Yard Youngsters, LLC, of Plano, Texas, introduced the recall of the KidKraft Farm to Desk Mannequin Play Kitchens on Thursday. The corporate is providing to exchange the hooks on all models, that are used to carry toy kitchen equipment, like pots, in accordance with the U.S. Client Product Security Fee.
The kitchens are initially manufactured by KidKraft, Inc., and solely about 400 of them have been bought by Yard Youngsters LLC to customers, together with 12 bought in Canada.
The kitchens retail from $120 to $270 and have been bought on KidKraft.com, Amazon.com and Walmart.com from 2018 to this month, per the protection fee.
The recall comes after a hook caught onto the shirt of a 23-month-old in Oregon who was crawling by way of a gap behind the play kitchen in 2023.
“The kid was unable to rescue himself and died from strangulation and asphyxia,” the protection fee mentioned in a information launch.
In a assertion, KidKraft mentioned that the mannequin 53411 play kitchens “pose a strangulation and asphyxia hazard and a threat of significant harm or dying to younger kids who’re climbing on the counter or crawling by way of the opening in the back of the play kitchens.”
“Your security is our first precedence,” the toy producer mentioned within the assertion.
The corporate filed for chapter in Might 2024. It’s unclear if that is linked to the toddler’s dying in 2023.
Yard Youngsters, LLC didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Individuals who have the toy kitchens are suggested to cease utilizing them, take away the unique hooks and speak to Yard Youngsters, LLC for substitute hooks, the protection fee mentioned.
