Almost 200,000 play kitchens recalled after death of toddler who was strangled on hook

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A recall of around 192,000 play kitchens has been issued after a toddler died of strangulation in Oregon while playing with one. Backyard Kids, LLC, of Plano, Texas, announced the recall of the KidKraft Farm to Table Model Play Kitchens on Thursday. The company is offering to replace the hooks on all units, which are used to hold toy kitchen accessories, like pots, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The kitchens are originally manufactured by KidKraft, Inc., and only about 400 of them were sold by Backyard Kids LLC to consumers, including 12 sold in Canada. The kitchens retail from $120 to $270 and were sold on KidKraft.com, Amazon.com and Walmart.com from 2018 to this month, per the safety commission. The recall comes after a hook caught onto the shirt of a 23-month-old in Oregon who was crawling through an opening in the back of the play kitchen in 2023. "The child was unable to rescue himself and died from strangulation and asphyxia," the safety commission said in a news release. In astatement, KidKraft said that the model 53411 play kitchens "pose a strangulation and asphyxia hazard and a risk of serious injury or death to young children who are climbing on the counter or crawling through the opening at the back of the play kitchens." "Your safety is our first priority," the toy manufacturer said in the statement. The company filed for bankruptcy in May 2024. It is unclear if this is connected to the toddler's death in 2023. Backyard Kids, LLC did not immediately respond to a request for comment. People who have the toy kitchens are advised to stop using them, remove the original hooks and contact Backyard Kids, LLC for replacement hooks, the safety commission said.

 

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