By Chelsey St-Pierre
The Suburban

A children’s play kitchen sold across Canada is being pulled from shelves after a child’s death in the United States.

According to Health Canada, the tragedy occurred when a child crawled through the rear opening of the toy kitchen, which hadn’t been secured to the wall. The child’s clothing got snagged on a metal hook—one of several designed to hold pots and pans—and the child was unable to break free. The resulting entanglement led to fatal asphyxiation.

The recall targets the KidKraft “Farm to Table” play kitchen, model 53411. Officials are urging parents to stop using the product right away and to remove all the metal hooks.

Persons who owns this play kitchen are urged to contact Backyard Kids to get a set of safer, replacement hooks at no cost, or get rid of the toy-set altogether.

The company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada, however no new sets will be sold. The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada. n