WASHINGTON - A Tennessee company is recalling about 113,000 toy xylophones because young children could choke on a red mallet that comes with the toy.
Dolgencorp Inc., of Goodlettsville, Tenn., has received no reports of injuries but is recalling the toy as a precaution, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.
The toy xylophone is white and rectangular-shaped with a green handle and bars colored red, yellow, green and blue. A yellow button shaped like cat's face is on the front. The mallet sold with the xylophone is red with two round balls at either end.
Writing on the toy's box reads, ''BABY TOYS XYLOPHONE, TO HELP BABY LEARN AND DEVELOP,'' and ''MADE IN CHINA.''
Dollar General stores nationwide sold the recalled toys from July 1998 through October 2000 for $3.
The safety commission advises parents to take the toy immediately away from children and return it to their local Dollar General store for a full refund. Consumers can also call Dollar General at 1-800-678-9258, option 2, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.
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