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CPSC, Unilever Home and Personal Care USA Announce Recall of Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bears Included with Fabric Softener

U.S. CPSCChokingMay 10, 2001
Recalled Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bear
Recalled Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bear
Recalled Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bear with Snuggle Fabric Softener
Recalled Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bear with Snuggle Fabric Softener

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

The yellow pom-pom can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately remove the bear's pom-pom, to eliminate the choking hazard.

Incidents & injuries

CPSC and Unilever Home and Personal Care USA have received one report of an infant who put the pom-pom in his mouth, gagged and began to choke, before his mother removed the pom-pom.

Product description

The bear was included as a promotional item in Snuggle®, Cuddle Up®, Fresh Rain™, and Sweet Slumber™ fabric softener products sold in twin packs. Each twin pack contains a bottle of liquid fabric softener and a box of softener sheets along with the bear. The bean bear is 5 inches tall and wears a blue nightcap with a yellow moon and star design. At the end of the nightcap is a yellow pom-pom. A label on the bear reads in part "©2001 Lever Brothers Company, Made In China." No other Snuggle bears are included in this recall.

Sold on

Wal-Mart Stores nationwide sold the twin packs containing the bear with the pom-pom on the cap, from March 2001 through April 2001, for between $7 and $8.

Contact the company

For additional information, consumers can contact Snuggle at (800)-598-5005 between 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at Snuggletime.com.

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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