Graco Children's Products Recalls to Replace Soft Blocks Towers on Activity Centers Due to Choking Hazard
CPSC recall 07176. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The plastic covering on the soft block towers can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately remove the Soft Blocks toy from the activity center and contact Graco for a free replacement Tower toy without the plastic film. Consumers can continue to use the activity center after the soft block tower has been removed.
CPSC recall 07176 has the recall date 2 May 2007. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The recall has about 40,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2007 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | Graco has received 137 reports of infants mouthing and chewing pieces of the plastic film covering, some of whom required medical attention. Serious incident reports include 32 infants who gagged and 49 who choked on the plastic covering. |
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| Units | 40,000 |
| Description | The soft block tower is a stack of three different shaped stuffed fabric blocks in red, yellow and blue. Pictures of apples, fire engines, ducks, bananas, birds and blueberries on the blocks are covered in plastic film. The soft blocks are one of nine toys that snap onto the tray of the activity center. Only model number 4635BEE with serial numbers 012705 through 063005, which indicates the manufacture dates of January 27, 2005 through June 30, 2005, are included in this recall. Model and serial numbers are located underneath the activity center's tray. |
| Product | Soft Blocks Tower Toys (on Graco® Baby Einstein® discover and play™ Activity Centers), About 40,000, Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets |
| Sold at | Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us, Meijer, Shopko, Target, and various specialty retailers nationwide, and on Wal-Mart.com and Target.com from February 2005 through about December 2005 for $80. |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 40,000Median of 2007: 14,000
- CPSC recalls of 2007
- 452
- Recalls of 2007 with one of the same hazards
- 8%
- Recalls of 2007 in the category Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets
- 3%
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 07176The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 07176. https://recallregister.com/product/3609-graco-children-s-products-recalls-to-replace-soft-blocks-towers-on-act/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 07176 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Graco has received 137 reports of infants mouthing and chewing pieces of the plastic film covering, some of whom required medical attention. Serious incident reports include 32 infants who gagged and 49 who choked on the plastic covering.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us, Meijer, Shopko, Target, and various specialty retailers nationwide, and on Wal-Mart.com and Target.com from February 2005 through about December 2005 for $80.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 07176?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 40,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China