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

Recalled May 10, 2001 · CPSC recall 01146 · Unilever Home and Personal Care

Recalled Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bear with Snuggle Fabric Softener

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.

Units

About 150,000

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.

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.

What to do

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

Contact

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.

Product

Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bears

Imported by

Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, of Greenwich, Conn.

Retailers

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.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →