Product Recall Number: 20-173
Why was 6” Plush Aflac Promotional Doctor Duck recalled?
The buttons on the lab coat worn by the Doctor Duck contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content standard. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues.
Product Recall Number: 20-173
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2020-08-26
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: 6” Plush Aflac Promotional Doctor Duck
Description: This recall involves the six inch plush Aflac promotional Doctor Duck. Doctor Duck is white with a yellow beak and feet. It is dressed in a white lab coat with buttons and a stethoscope. “Aflac” is printed on the front of the duck’s lab coat. The plush ducks were distributed by Aflac to consumers as a promotional item.
Hazard Description: The buttons on the lab coat worn by the Doctor Duck contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content standard. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Dispose
Units: About 635,500
Incidents: None reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately dispose of the recalled plush Doctor Duck. Communicorp is contacting Aflac employees and licensed agents who purchased the Doctor Duck directly.
Sold At: Directly to Aflac employees and licensed agents from January 2005 through July 2020 for between $3 and $5 and distributed as a promotional giveaway item to customers.
Importers: Communicorp Inc., of Columbus, Ga.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company, of Santa Clarita, Calif.
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed