State Farm® Recalls Good Neigh Bears® Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 09156 · Mar 17, 2009 · State Farm®
800,000
units affected
800,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 09156
- Date
- Mar 17, 2009
- Company
- State Farm®
- Units affected
- 800,000
- Product
- State Farm Good Neigh Bears
- Product type
- Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves the 11-inch (28 cm) and 18-inch (46 cm) State Farm Good Neigh Bears with plastic eyes. The bears are brown and wear a white and red State Farm shirt.
What can happen
The eyes on these bears can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take these bears away from young children and discard them.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- State Farm received one report of the plastic eye of a bear coming off and a child placing it in her mouth. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- The bears were given away free through State Farm agents and at State Farm sponsored events from September 2005 through March 2007.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled state farm good neigh bears?
Consumers should immediately take these bears away from young children and discard them.
What is the hazard?
The eyes on these bears can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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