Flying Tiger Copenhagen Recalls Wooden Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #16147) was formally reported on April 19, 2016. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Flying Tiger Copenhagen, of New York is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 1,000 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Parts of the wooden toys can become detached, resulting in small pieces that can pose a choking hazard to young children. 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 toys from young children and return the products to Flying Tiger Copenhagen for a full refund. — 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 and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by CPSC. 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 10 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.