CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

The lid can fall on a child who is looking or reaching inside, entrapping the child at the neck, which poses a risk of strangulation. Also, the lid can close and self-fasten, entrapping the child inside the trunk, which poses a suffocation hazard.
Official Consumer Product Safety Recall • February 3, 2005

CPSC, Once Upon a Family Announce Recall of Memory Trunks

The yellow and tan Memory Trunk is about 22 inches long by 14 inches wide by 13.5 inches high and made of fiber board. It is decorated with photos of family activities and various phrases, such as "A Childhood Cherished," "A Place in Time" and "Mementos and Memories." Once Upon A Family intended the trunk for use as a storage box for childhood mementos and does not intend it for use by children.

Required Consumer Action

Consumers should keep the Memory Trunk out of reach of children and contact the firm to receive a free repair kit. The repair kit includes a warning sticker and a padlock so that the Memory Trunk can be locked. Consumers can also request a free replacement lid that is not attached by hinges, which eliminates the risks of entrapment and strangulation.

Contact Information

For more information, call Once Upon a Family at (800) 377-6823 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.onceuponafamily.net The firm is also directly contacting customers about this recall.

Recall Details

Sold At
Sales consultants at home events nationwide, from November 2002 through October 2004, for about $100.
Injuries
CPSC and Once Upon A Family are aware of one incident where the lid of a trunk fell on a 2-year-old boy, entrapping him between the lid and the base. The child was not injured.
Recall Number
05536

Product Information

Product Name
Memory Trunks
Product Type
Chests/Trunks
Number of Units
About 1,600
Distributed By
Once Upon a Family, of Irvine, Calif.
Manufactured In
Hong Kong

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Contact Manufacturer

Use the contact information below to reach out about this recall:

Phone (800) 377-6823
Website www.onceuponafamily.net
Full Contact Information

For more information, call Once Upon a Family at (800) 377-6823 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.onceuponafamily.net. The firm is also directly contacting customers about this recall.