June 3, 2010: One Step Ahead Recalls Children’s Stacking Toys

by BabyZone Editors

Recall Reason

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with One Step Ahead, of Lake Bluff, Illinois, have recalled about 2,700 Animal Crackers giant stacking toys. The fabric covering the stacking ring's center pole can come apart at the seam exposing the foam material inside. The foam material poses choking and aspiration hazards to young children.

The firm has received one report of a 10-month-old child mouthing the toy's foam material. No injuries have been reported.

Do You Own This Product?

Click here to see the official recall.

This recall involves Animal Crackers giant stacking toys. The multi-colored toy has five plush stacking rings that stack and rest on a stationary turtle base. The rings represent different animals including a frog, dog, cat, rabbit, mouse, and chick. A fish is on top of the center pole. Each ring makes a different sound: rattle, jingle, crinkle, and squeak. "One Step Ahead" is printed on a white tag attached to the toy. The toy measures about 19 inches high and 10 inches wide when assembled.

The stacking toy sold in One Step Ahead's catalog and on the firm's website at www.onestepahead.com from October 2008 through April 2010 for about $35.

The toy was manufactured in China.

Whom to Contact

Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and return the toy's center pole to One Step Ahead for a $50 merchandise certificate to be applied toward the purchase of another product(s) sold in the One Step Ahead catalog or online. The firm is directly contacting consumers who purchased the recalled toy. For more information, contact One Step Ahead toll-free at (866) 271-4536 between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM CST, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.onestepahead.com.

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