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Inspections at 11 New Jersey stores in the past week have determined that recalled Fisher Price products have been pulled from the shelves and are no longer being offered for sale, following a voluntary recall announced by the toymaker last week, the state Division of Consumer Affairs announced Tuesday.

All of the stores investigators inspected had recall notices posted to inform the public and sales registers are programmed not to scan and not to accept sale of the recalled items.

"We went to stores immediately following the September 30 recall announcement to make certain these Fisher Price products had been removed from shelves," Acting Consumer Affairs Director Thomas R. Calcagni said. "Our unannounced inspections show that these retailers have taken actions to protect the public."

More than 10 million items are covered by the recall, including tricycles, activity centers with inflatable balls, high chairs and toy cars. The entire list of recalled items can be seen on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's web site.

The stores that were inspected were: Target, South Plainfield; Wal-Mart, Piscataway; Toys-R-Us, Raritan; K-Mart, North Plainfield; Toys-R-Us, Watchung; Big K-Mart, West Long Branch; Babies R Us/Toys R Us, Eatontown; BJ's Wholesale Club, Oakhurst; Costco and Target, Ocean Township, and Wal-Mart, Neptune.

The Division of Consumer Affairs can be contacted via its web site or by calling 1-800-242-5846 or 973-504-6200.

– TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM