Product Recall Number: 99-168
Why was Precious Moments® Tender Tails® stuffed toys recalled?
The pom-poms on these toys can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Product Recall Number: 99-168
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1999-09-01
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Precious Moments® Tender Tails® stuffed toys
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Enesco Corp., of Itasca, Ill., is recalling the pom-poms from about 472,000 Precious Moments® Tender Tails® stuffed toys. The pom-poms on these toys can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. CPSC and Enesco are aware of three reports of pom-poms detaching from these stuffed toys. No injuries were reported. These stuffed toys include the Lady Bug (476080), Bee (464295), Butterfly (482234) and Reindeer (381969). The pom-poms are the antennae on the heads of the lady bug, bee and butterfly toys. The pom-poms are holiday ornaments on the antlers of the reindeer. The item number can be found on the purple adoption registration attached to the stuffed toys. The Tender Tails(r) toys are about 6 inches long. An attached label reads, in part, "TENDER TAILS®," "by ENESCO'' and "MADE IN CHINA." Gift, card and collectible stores sold these stuffed toys nationwide from May 1998 through August 1999 for about $7. Consumers should immediately cut off the pom-poms from these stuffed toys. Consumers should return the pom-poms along with their name, address and phone number to Enesco to receive a free Tender Tails® Hippo toy. The Hippo toy will be retired at the end of the year and given out while supplies last. Another Tender Tails® toy will be given to consumers in exchange for returned pom-poms when the supply of Hippo toys runs out. For more information, call Enesco at (800) NEAR YOU (632-7968) between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CDT Monday through Friday, or write to Enesco, P.O. Box 499, Itasca, IL 60143-0499, visit their web site at www.enesco.com or email them at ttpompoms@enesco.com.
Hazard Description: The pom-poms on these toys can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 472,000
Incidents: CPSC and Enesco are aware of three reports of pom-poms detaching from these stuffed toys. No injuries were reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately cut off the pom-poms from these stuffed toys. Consumers should return the pom-poms along with their name, address and phone number to Enesco to receive a free toy.
Sold At: Gift, card and collectible stores sold these stuffed toys nationwide from May 1998 through August 1999 for about $7.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Enesco Corp., of Itasca, Ill.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed