Crib Exercisers Recalled by Play Spaces
CPSC recall 80018. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Strangulation
CPSC recall 80018 has the recall date 14 May 1980. The notice names the firm Schowanek. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Toy Infants/Cribs/Strollers.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Crib Exercisers Recalled by Play Spaces NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 1980 Release # 80-018 Hazardous Crib Exercisers Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14) -- Approximately 600 infant toys known as "crib exercisers" or "baby chains" are being recalled because they may pose a strangulation hazard to infants. The recall is being conducted voluntarily by the toy's importer, Play Spaces International, of Waltham, Massachusetts, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The toy consists of an elastic cord strung with 11 colored wooden rings and balls and is intended to be suspended over the infant after being strung across from one crib railing to the other. CPSC staff believes, however, that parents mistakenly might position the toy close enough to enable the infant to become entangled in the elastic and thereby strangle. Parents also might place the toy in the crib with their child, according to CPSC staff. No injuries or deaths involving this toy have been reported to the firm or to CPSC. The exercisers have been sold in retail stores nationwide… |
| Product | Schowanek baby chains, Toy Infants/Cribs/Strollers |
| Product | Schowanek crib exercisers |
| Manufacturer | Schowanek |
| Made in | Germany |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1980: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1980
- 22
- Recalls of 1980 with one of the same hazards
- 23%
- Recalls of 1980 in the category Toy Infants/Cribs/Strollers
- 9%
- Recalls on the register that name Schowanek
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1982 | CPSC Recalls Rattles |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 80018The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 80018. https://recallregister.com/product/4005-crib-exercisers-recalled-by-play-spaces/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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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 80018 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 80018 has no incident or injury text.
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Germany
- How many CPSC recalls name Schowanek?
- 2 CPSC recalls on this register name Schowanek. This recall is 1 of them.