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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission# A) y5 V' ? ?+ c e& S* Q9 H
Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
+ n9 R9 h' w, d5 \& s4 l* gFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Release # 09-286 | Firm抯 Recall Hotline: (800) 701-5327
( d* f# { g5 fCPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-27724 |2 X+ f# H& y7 p" v3 n6 {
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908% f+ S$ x9 R5 {1 A- `* g3 u
| LeapFrog Recalls Electronic Plush Toys Due to Choking Hazard
3 d# ^, k6 Q4 T, Y+ sWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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. Name of Product: My Pal Scout Electronic Plush Toy Dogs) t& P( M7 r0 D. y m+ F
Units: About 3,700
3 Q. A+ |" S5 p5 n+ B' n/ J( f. {Manufacturer: LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., of Emeryville, Calif., E1 L+ k& t6 u& x( w$ V( l- q
Hazard: The decals on the paws of the plush toy can be removed and ingested by a child, posing a choking hazard.1 T7 r8 y1 z D1 ^1 c2 C
Incidents/Injuries: LeapFrog has received two reports of children removing the decals from this toy, including one report of a child ingesting part of the decal.) n6 R( G; I( }2 ~+ k1 e
Description: This recall involves My Pal Scout, a green and beige electronic plush dog with plastic decals on its paws. When those decals are pushed, the dog plays songs, speaks and barks. 揝cout?is printed on the dog tag at the dog抯 neck. The plush dog measures about 9 inches high by 9 inches wide. 揕eapFrog Ent. Item No. 19142?is printed on the white tag attached to the dog and on the toy抯 packaging. My Pal Scout dogs with embroidered paws are not included in this recall.6 q2 K2 ~& S% I: x0 a; Q) U! E
Sold at: Toys 揜?Us stores nationwide, and on the Web at www.toysrus.com, www.leapfrog.com and other retail Web sites from May 2009 through June 2009 for about $20. 0 R! X$ \6 g: N9 f
Manufactured in: China8 Z0 O3 `, E' r( a# M
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the toy away from young children and contact LeapFrog to receive a replacement My Pal Scout with embroidered paws rather than decals.
3 n4 p9 z. [# @' Y5 E+ @( m& aConsumer Contact: For additional information, contact LeapFrog at (800) 701-5327 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday, and on Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, or visit the firm抯 Web site at www.leapfrog.com/recall' y3 z5 {5 q5 D& G; V, |( D
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0 G5 r+ }, c ?+ ?[size=-1]CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
6 V, D* E6 Z! v3 r, d d--- 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." z* c! H$ S! p
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. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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