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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Release # 09-156 | Firm抯 Recall Hotline: (877) 226-8079
; `8 L& ]1 H7 E8 zCPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-27726 I& d9 A; v5 c& K
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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( Z! e" X; \: z% Q; GWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
/ q& ~1 B, z( LName of product: State Farm Good Neigh Bears; v! V; I$ C. e5 O' c
Units: About 800,000 in the United States and 27,000 in Canada/ R& n% Y# ]& [7 q8 ^
Distributor: State Farm, of Bloomington, Ill.5 _- }# F |! i
Hazard: The eyes on these bears can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
5 F3 Y7 z: A/ G, s, b- tIncidents/Injuries: State Farm received one report of the plastic eye of a bear coming off and a child placing it in her mouth. No injuries have been reported.
+ ~# r3 E( Z3 \2 }) I7 M6 ?# w0 X: WDescription: This recall involves the 11-inch (28 cm) and 18-inch (46 cm) State Farm Good Neigh Bears with plastic eyes. The bears are brown and wear a white and red State Farm shirt.7 Y+ t) g7 a1 q/ s2 V& {1 Q) p
Sold at: The bears were given away free through State Farm agents and at State Farm sponsored events from September 2005 through March 2007.
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Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these bears away from young children and discard them.
1 h8 H$ J4 ]( V$ x! `! BConsumer Contact: For additional information, contact State Farm toll-free at (877) 226-8079 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT or visit the company抯 website at www.statefarm.com or www.statefarm.ca
; d4 M* ~7 V6 B- {4 w# n, `, d. ?Note: Health Canada抯 press release is available at http://209.217.71.106/PR/recall-retrait-e.jsp?re_id=698
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+ q: b0 e. Z8 |: K, r1 ^9 `--- Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.# F9 g/ J6 v+ X! |1 Q
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov. |
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