NEWARK
– Investigators with the State Division
of Consumer Affairs this month conducted
on-site inspections at 11 retailers and
found that recalled Fisher Price products
have been pulled from store shelves and
are no longer being offered for sale, following
a voluntary recall announced last week.
All
the stores inspected had recall notices
posted to inform the public and sales registers
are programmed not to scan and not to accept
sale of the recalled items.
“We
went to stores immediately following the
September 30 recall announcement to make
certain these Fisher Price products had
been removed from shelves,” said Thomas
R. Calcagni, Acting Director of the Division
of Consumer Affairs. “Our unannounced
inspections show that these retailers have
taken actions to protect the public.”
More
than 10 million items are covered by the
recall, including tricycles, activity centers
with inflatable balls, high chairs and toy
cars. The entire list of recalled items
can be seen on the Consumer Product Safety
Commission’s web site, www.cpsc.gov
.
The
stores inspected by Consumer Affairs investigators
are:
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Target, South Plainfield
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Wal-Mart, Piscataway
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Toys-R-Us, Raritan
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K-Mart, North Plainfield
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Toys-R-Us, Watchung
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Big K-Mart, West Long Branch
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Babies R Us/Toys R Us, Eatontown
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BJ’s Wholesale Club, Oakhurst
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Costco, Ocean Township
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Target, Ocean Township
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Wal-Mart, Neptune
The
Division of Consumer Affairs can be contacted
via its web site, www.njconsumeraffairs.gov
or by calling 1-800-242-5846
(toll-free within N.J.) or 973-504-6200.
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