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Product Recall Number: 17-155

Why was Plush toys recalled?

The plastic eyes on the plush toys can detach, posing a choking hazard.

Plush toys
Here's product recall specific data for Plush toys.

  • Product Recall Number: 17-155

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2017-05-17

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Plush toys

  • Description: This recall involves the Oliver™ the Bear, Chewie™ the English Bulldog, and Charlotte™ the Fox model plush toys. Oliver the Bear is a brown and tan stuffed bear, with a blue t-shirt that reads “Oliver the Bear” and a red, removable cape. Chewie is a stuffed, brown and white English Bulldog with a blue patch sewn on the chest that reads “Chewie.” Charlotte is a stuffed, brown, black and white Fox with removable blue cape. Each of these toys has a sewn-in label with the words “DOUGLAS® the cuddle toy.”

  • Hazard Description: The plastic eyes on the plush toys can detach, posing a choking hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund, Replace

  • Units: About 25,000

  • Incidents: Douglas has received two reports of the plastic eyes detaching or loosening. No injuries have been reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled plush toys away from young children and contact the firm to receive a free replacement product or a full refund.

  • Sold At: Specialty toy and gift stores nationwide from July 2014 to April 2017 for about $20.  Also distributed by UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) to various individuals and organizations.

  • Importers: Douglas Company Inc., of Keene, N.H.

  • Manufacturers: Douglas Company Inc., of Keene, N.H.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed