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Plush dog with dog house by Oriental Trading Company
- Starting date:
- March 1, 2009
- Posting date:
- March 1, 2009
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Toys
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Physical Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001941
Affected products
Plush dog with dog house by Oriental Trading Company
Product description
This recall involves a plush dog and plush dog house set by Oriental Trading Company. The plush dog is light and dark brown in colour, with hard plastic eyes and nose. The plush dog house is white with a red roof and a yellow carrying handle. The dog is approximately 11 cm in length and the dog house is approximately 12 cm long, 10 cm wide and 12 cm high. The plush toy set is identified by item number 6/1538 and UPC 887600653979.
Hazard identified
Testing by Health Canada has revealed that the hard plastic eyes and nose on the plush dog can easily detach from the toy; these small parts pose a choking hazard to young children.
Health Canada has not received any reports of incidents or injuries to Canadians related to the use of the plush dog and dog house set.
Number sold
Approximately 75 of the plush dog and dog house sets were imported into Canada by various retail stores in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.
Time period sold
The recalled plush dog and dog house sets were sold from September 2008 to February 2009.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Distributor
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Oriental Trading Company
Omaha
Nebraska
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the plush dog and dog house set away from young children and dispose of them in regular household garbage.
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