Tiny Love Recalls Wind Chime Toys Due to Puncture and Laceration Hazards

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #10136) was formally reported on February 10, 2010. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Tiny Love Inc., of New York, N.Y. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 600,000 in the United States and 200,000 in Canada units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: The wind chime toy can be pulled apart exposing sharp metal rods, posing puncture and laceration hazards to the baby. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should immediately take the recalled wind chimes from babies and contact Tiny Love to receive a free replacement toy. — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 16 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.