Product Recall Number: 21-728
Why was Shepherd Boy Plush toys with wire staff recalled?
The metal wire in the shepherd’s staff can become exposed, posing a laceration hazard.
Product Recall Number: 21-728
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2021-03-18
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Shepherd Boy Plush toys with wire staff
Description: This recall involves the Shepherd Boy plush toy that holds a shepherd’s staff. The toy measures 12 inches tall. The staff is wrapped in fabric. The shepherd boy toy is clothed in white with a red vest, a green sash and has sandals, a sewn on face and orange yarn hair.
Hazard Description: The metal wire in the shepherd’s staff can become exposed, posing a laceration hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 3,000 (In addition, about 10 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: The firm has received 12 reports of the shepherd’s staff fabric unwrapping and exposing the metal wire with one report of a sharp edge. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately discard the toy’s wire staff and contact The Shepherd’s Treasure for a full refund of the value of the Shepherd Boy Plush Toy in the form of a gift certificate. Consumers can continue to use the plush toy without the shepherd’s staff. The Shepherd’s Treasure is contacting all purchasers directly.
Sold At: Online at TheShepherdsTreasure.com and on Amazon.com from November 2020 through January 2021 for about $16.
Importers: Parker Squared Inc., of Dallas, Texas
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed