Product Recall: Mish Mash and Co. Wooden Baby Rattle Toys

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Australia/Canberra: Mish Mash and Co., an Etsy store based in Australia, recalls certain batch/lots of Mish Mash and Co. Wooden Baby Rattle Toys from the Australian marketplace due to suspected failure to comply with requirements of Australia’s mandatory standard ‘Consumer Protection Notice No. 14 of 2003 – Consumer Product Safety Standard: Toys for children up to and including 36 months of age’ and consequential risks of choking, oral injury, GI tract laceration damage and bowel obstruction, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-changing injury.

ACCC: https://bit.ly/3wtp7AW

Direct link: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/mish-mash-and-co-%E2%80%94-natural-wood-mini-ring-rattle-baby-sensory-toy

Additional information:
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) reports the following Children’s Rattle Toys are subject to this recall:

• Mish Mash and Co. Wooden Baby Rattle Toys, consisting of a baby rattle composed of wood and silicone with rings set in a “dumbbell” design. Depending on the particular model, four (4) or five (5) coloured rings move along the main shaft of the Rattle.

==> No barcodes, APNs, item numbers, manufacturing date codes, production dates, regulatory approval designations, registration numbers, agency approval designations or other identification numbers were listed with this recall notification.

These Wooden Dumbbell Rattles are thought to have been marketed, distributed and sold in all Australian states through Mish Mash and Co. on Etsy, although it is always possible these Toy products had wider distribution outside the country. When in doubt, please contact the company for specific product information.

Please consult the photograph above for details of the Mish Mash and Co. Wooden Dumbbell Rattle Toys design and retail presentation.

According to the ACCC, Mish Mash and Co. has recalled certain batch/lots of Wooden Wooden Rattle Toys from the Australian marketplace due to suspected failure to comply with requirements of Australia’s mandatory standard ‘Consumer Protection Notice No. 14 of 2003 – Consumer Product Safety Standard: Toys for children up to and including 36 months of age.

Due to this reported defect, small objects could find their way into a young child’s throat and pose choking and/or suffocation hazards and, if placed in the mouth and/or swallowed, pose serious risks of choking, oral injury, internal ingestion, GI tract laceration damage, bowel obstruction and death.

Proposed Remedy:
If you believe you have purchased or have in your possession any of the recalled Mish Mash and Co. Wooden Rattle Toys, please do not use them nor let your children play with or near the Toys. Instead, kindly destroy the Rattle and contact Mish Mash and Co. to arrange a full refund for the Toy.

Parents and other caregivers should provide a photograph to show the Rattle has been destroyed. If the product has already been disposed of or destroyed, you are kindly asked to notify Mish Mash and Co. so that the safe disposal of the products can be monitored. For more information, you can contact Mish Mash and Co. using the information supplied below.

You can read more about Australia’s Mandatory standard for the design and construction of Toys for children up to and including 36 months here: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/product-safety-laws/safety-standards-bans/mandatory-standards/toys-for-children-up-to-and-including-36-months-of-age.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 0-0-0, your closest hospital or emergency centre equipped to properly treat laceration, GI tract laceration damage and/or bowel obstruction.

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If you have any further questions, comments or complaints about this recall notification, please contact Mish Mash and Co. on 0424 999 939 or by e-mail at mishmashandco@hotmail.com.

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More information about this recall:
ACCC PRA number: 2022/19671
Recalls Direct RIN: 16718-2023
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