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CPSC, Avon Products Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Jack-In-the-Box Toys

Kids’ product recall 04-528. Announced by CPSC on Dec 29, 2003.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Dec 29, 2003. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

A spring mechanism attached to the lid can break and detach from the toy, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Call Avon for information on how to receive instructions to remove the spring mechanism. Known purchasers are being sent direct mail notification of this recall.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: Call Avon toll-free at (800) 445-AVON between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Which ones are recalled?

The Jack-In-the-Box toy is battery-operated, and has two yellow sides, two red sides, and a blue top and bottom. “THE LEARNING JOURNEY” is printed on the bottom of the toy. Model number F483361 is printed on the bottom of the packaging.

56,000 units, as CPSC gives them.

Jack-In-the-Box toys.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by The Learning Journey International, L.L.C., Phoenix, Ariz.
  • Independent Avon sales representatives and the Avon Web site, from August 2003 through November 2003, for about $13.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Avon has received one report of the spring mechanism detaching from the toy. No injuries were reported.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
  • The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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