CPSC recall 85-037, announced August 5, 1985, covers Aviva Hasbro Sesame Street Honkers plush dolls. Hazard: Choking.
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Honkers Dolls Recalled by AVIVA Hasbro NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 1985 Release # 85-037 AVIVA Hasbro, Inc. Recalls Honkers Dolls Because Of Possible Choking Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Aviva Hasbro, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc., Pawtucket, Rhode Island, today announced a voluntary recall of its Sesame Street Honkers plush doll because the toy has small parts which could present a choking hazard. When the Honkers dolls were tested for compliance with the CPSC small parts requirement, the eyes came off. The detached eyes are small parts that could present a choking, ingestion or aspiration hazard to children. The CPSC and Aviva Hasbro, Inc., do not know of any injuries involving the Honkers doll. The Honkers doll is made of deep pink, orange or purple plush fabric and has a large pink or yellow plastic nose, black and white eyes, yellow plastic ears shaped like horns, and a black fabric mouth. The doll is approximately 9 inches tall. A sewn on label reads in part, "HASBRO INDUSTRIES INC. SESAME STREET. . . 1983 HUPPETS, INC. . . 100% Polyester Fibers. MADE IN CHINA H-15 . ." Approximately 144,000 Honkers dolls were distributed from 6-30-83 to 2-13-85 through retail stores nationwide and through Public Television Stations in New York, Philadelphia and ston as promotional items. Consumers should remove these toys from use immediately and return them for a refund directly to Aviva Hasbro, Inc., P.O. Box 1060, I 4 Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02862. Retailers and distributors who carried the Honkers should contact Aviva Hasbro, Inc., to arrange for the disposition of the toys. For further information about this recall, consumers may call Aviva Hasbro, Inc., at 800-556-6515 or 401-726-4100 or the CPSC's toll free Hotline at 800-638-CPSC. The teletypewriter number for the hearing impaired is (301) 595-7054.
Why it was recalled
Choking
Official remedy
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Product and sales details
- Brand
- Aviva Hasbro
- Manufacturer
- Aviva Hasbro, Sesame Street/Workshop
- Product type
- Toys & play sets
- Recall number
- 85-037
- Manufactured in
- China
Sesame Street Honkers plush dolls
CPSC product type: Toy Dolls & Accessories
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