R. Dakin Hummbug Bee Embo Elephant Jolly Polly Parrot Stanley Stork Lucky Ladybug Duckswoop Stuffed Toys
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A 1982 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission survey found that as many as 180,000 stuffed plush mobile animal toys previously recalled by R. Dakin & Co. in 1979-80 still posed a strangulation hazard to infants. The recalled toys include six models: Hummbug Bee (Model 34-3645), Embo Elephant (Model 34-1972), Jolly Polly Parrot (Model 34-3462), Stanley Stork (Model 34-3653), Lucky Ladybug (Model 34-3662), and Duckswoop (Model 34-3666). These plush toys with musical chimes were designed to suspend from crib bedposts using three elastic cords and were sold for approximately $7-10 in retail stores. Two infants had strangled in separate incidents in fall 1979 after becoming entangled in the elastic strings.
According to the record, affected consumers can obtain a full refund of the retail purchase price and reimbursement of postage costs by returning the animals to R. Dakin & Co., 499 Point San Bruno Blvd., South San Francisco, California 94080. Alternatively, consumers who wish to keep the toys should cut off the three elastic cords and phone Dakin toll-free at 800-227-6598 (or 800-632-2179 in California).
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Strangulation
Serious Strangulation Risks Still Exist In Previously Recalled Stuffed Toys NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 1982 Release # 82-048 CPSC Survey Reveals Serious Strangulation Risks Still Exist In Previously Recalled Stuffed Toys WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A survey by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission revealed that as many as 180,000 stuffed plush mobile animal toys that were originally voluntarily recalled by R. Dakin & Co. in 1979-80, may continue to pose a strangulation hazard to infants. For this reason the importer of the toys, R. Dakin & Co. of San Francisco, has redoubled its efforts to remove the hazard from consumer's hands. The 1982 CPSC survey analysis (the first of its kind conducted) indicated that a majority of Dakin consumers contacted were not aware of the recall. Some who still owned the toy were using it in a manner that placed their children at risk. An eleven-month-old baby girl and an eight-month-old baby boy strangled in the fall of 1979 where in separate incidents, each became entangled in the elastic strings suspending the toy from a crib bedpost. R. Dakin & Co. had undertaken a voluntary recall program in 1979-80 to notify toy owners of the potential hazard. Over 400,000 toys were then involved. Dakin's renewed efforts include paid ads in magazines aimed at parents of infants and toddlers. Dakin has also agreed to mail safety warning posters to thousands of pediatricians across the country for display in their waiting rooms. Involved in the recall are six different models of stuffed toys which are intended to be suspended by means of three elastic cords. The recalled Dakin toys are: Hummbug Bee Model 34-3645 Embo Elephant Model 34-1972 Jolly Polly Parrot Model 34-3462 Stanley Stork Model 34-3653 Lucky Ladybug Model 34-3662 Duckswoop Model 34-3666 Each toy is covered with plush fabric and contains a musical chime device. The R. Dakin & Co. name appears on a tag sewn on each animal. The stuffed toys were imported from South Korea and sold in the United States approximately $7-10 in toy and other retail stores. For a full refund of the retail purchase price and reimbursement of postage costs , parents should return the animals to R. Dakin & Co., 499 Point San Bruno Blvd., South San Francisco, California 94080. Consumers who wish to keep the toys should: 1) cut off the three elastic cords, and 2) phone Dakin, toll-free, at 800-227-6598; in California, 800-632-2179.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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