CPSC, Unilever Home and Personal Care USA Announce recall
CPSC, Unilever Home and Personal Care USA Announce Recall of Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bears Included with Fabric Softener
Why was CPSC, Unilever Home and Personal Care USA Announce recalled?
The yellow pom-pom can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
What should I do if I have this product?
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.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bears
- Company
- Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, of Greenwich, Conn.
- Quantity
- About 150,000
- Sold at
- 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.
- Recall date
- May 10, 2001
- 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.
- Agency
- CPSC
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.