Safety regulator, Neurosmith Announce Recall of Children's Plush Toys
Recall 04018 · Oct 29, 2003 · Neurosmith
4,400
units affected
4,400
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 04018
- Date
- Oct 29, 2003
- Company
- Neurosmith
- Units affected
- 4,400
- Product
- Pet Me Platypus™
- Product type
- Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
Pet Me Platypus is a musical plush toy with a green head, yellow beak and legs, and blue body. The toy features four geometric shape buttons: a red heart, yellow star, orange circle, and green square. The recalled units have Model #42080 engraved on the battery box cover and batch numbers FV21, FV23, FV24, FV25, FV26, FV27, FV28, FV29, or FV30 printed vertically on the right side of the cover.
What can happen
Any of the four plastic button covers can detach, posing a small parts choking hazard to young children.
The fix
The company is out of business. The free replacement is no longer available. Please destroy or discard this product.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Three incidents reported, none resulting in injury.
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide, from August 2003 through October 2003, for about $20.
Related pages
Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled pet me platypus™?
The company is out of business. The free replacement is no longer available. Please destroy or discard this product.
What is the hazard?
Any of the four plastic button covers can detach, posing a small parts choking hazard to young children.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.