Mattel Puts Safety Labels On Toys
CPSC recall 78102. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Explosion/Projectiles
CPSC recall 78102 has the recall date 8 Dec 1978. The notice names the firm Mattel. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Explosion. CPSC gives the product type Toy Vehicles.
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| Description | December 8, 1978 Release # 78-102 Mattel Puts Safety Labels On Toys WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 8) -- Mattel, Inc., Hawthorne, California, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced that it has initiated a voluntary program of attaching labels on warehouse inventories of certain of its Battlestar Galactica line of space toys. The label states: "Caution: Do Not Point Or Fire Red Missiles Into Mouth Or Toward Face." The small red missiles are sold with Mattel's "Colonial Viper" (No. 25311, "Colonial Scarab" (No. 25341, "Colonial Stellar Probe" (No. 2533), and "Cylon Raider" (No. 2532) space vehicles and each is equipped to launch the missiles. Mattel emphasizes that the products meet or exceed all existing and proposed product safety standards. The action is being taken in response to reports of three accidents involving the products. In each case, a child swallowed or aspirated a red missile, received medical treatment and was released. Mattel and the Consumer Product Safety Commission remind parents that small pieces are found in many manufacturers' toys and games intended for older children. Parents should caution children against putting… |
| Product | Mattel Colonial Viper, Scarab, Stellar Probe; Cylon Raider Battlestar Galactica space vehicles, Toy Vehicles |
| Manufacturer | Mattel |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1978: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1978
- 43
- Recalls of 1978 with one of the same hazards
- 7%
- Recalls of 1978 in the category Toy Vehicles
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Mattel
- 13
Other recalls of the firm
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 78102. https://recallregister.com/product/3957-mattel-puts-safety-labels-on-toys/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 78102 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 78102 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Mattel?
- 13 CPSC recalls on this register name Mattel. This recall is 1 of them.