Snuggle Teeny Bean Bears
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, of Greenwich,
Conn., is voluntarily recalling about 150,000 Snuggle(r) Teeny Bean
Bears with a nightcap and pom-pom. The yellow pom-pom can detach, posing
a choking hazard to young children.
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.
The bear was included as a promotional item in Snuggle(r), Cuddle
Up(r), Fresh Rain(tm), and Sweet Slumber(tm) 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 "(c)2001 Lever Brothers Company, Made In China."
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.
Consumers should immediately remove the bear's pom-pom to
eliminate the choking hazard. 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 web site at Snuggletime.com.
No other Snuggle bears are included in this recall.
To see a picture of the recalled product(s) visit the CPSC's web site.
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