Product Recall Number: 89-040
Why was Teddy Bear Christmas Stockings recalled?
Two small bells on the front of the stocking can easily come off and may be a choking hazard to young children.
Product Recall Number: 89-040
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1989-05-15
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Teddy Bear Christmas Stockings
Description: WASHINGTON D.C. -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Jerry Elsner Company, Bronx, New York is recalling a Christmas stocking decorated with a teddy bear. Two small bells on the front of the stocking can easily come off and may be a choking hazard to young children. The stocking is 12 inches in length and made of red and white furry material. A brown stuffed teddy bear head wearing a red and white Santa hat is attached to the top of the stocking. On the front of the stocking thread to a green bow ribbon two metal bells are sewn with thread to a green bow ribbon. About 4,400 of the teddy bear Christmas stockings were sold during the last Christmas season at retail stores nationwide for approximately $12.00. Neither the Jerry Elsner Company nor the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is aware of any injuries associated with the product. Consumers should immediately take the stocking away from infants and return the product to the retailer where purchased for a full refund. Consumers may also contact Jerry Elsner Co. Inc., at 1-800-223-4119 for additional information. The U.S. Customs Service identified the hazardous Christmas stockings at the Port of Newark, New Jersey during "Operation Toyland," a joint surveillance program with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Hazard Description: Two small bells on the front of the stocking can easily come off and may be a choking hazard to young children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 4,400
Incidents: Neither the Jerry Elsner Company nor the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is aware of any injuries associated with the product.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the stocking away from infants and return the product to the retailer where purchased for a full refund.
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