Safety regulator, Ocean Desert Sales Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Stuffed Yarn Bunnies
Recall 05126 · Mar 2, 2005 · Ocean Desert Sales Inc.
18,500
units affected
18,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05126
- Date
- Mar 2, 2005
- Company
- Ocean Desert Sales Inc.
- Units affected
- 18,500
- Product
- Stuffed Yarn Bunny
- Product type
- Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The stuffed bunny is about 8 inches tall, wearing a skirt or overall shorts in various colors, including purple, turquoise and pink. The skirt and overall shorts are decorated with heart and flower buttons, and there is a bow tie at the neck in checked pattern colors including green and pink. The eyes are round black beads. A hang tag attached to the stuffed bunny reads in part, "OCEAN DESERT SALES 5400 TULIP STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19124 ITEM NO.: EST-220 MADE IN CHINA UPC CODE: 0 15381 14220 1."
What can happen
The eyes can detach from the stuffed animal, posing an aspiration hazard to young children. Additionally, the heart and flower button decorations also can detach, posing a choking hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the toy away from young children and return it the store where purchased for a refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Discount and dollar stores, from February 2002 through March 2003, for about $1.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled stuffed yarn bunny?
Consumers should immediately take the toy away from young children and return it the store where purchased for a refund.
What is the hazard?
The eyes can detach from the stuffed animal, posing an aspiration hazard to young children. Additionally, the heart and flower button decorations also can detach, posing a choking hazard.
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.