Bathtub Baby Doll Sets Recalled by Toys "R" Us
Bathtub Baby Doll Sets Recalled by Toys "R" Us
Why was Bathtub Baby Doll Sets Recalled by Toys "R" Us recalled?
Choking
What should I do if I have this product?
Follow the instructions in the official agency record.
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
- Fishel Bathtub Baby doll sets
- Company
- Bathtub Baby, Toys R Us
- Recall date
- August 3, 1999
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
Bathtub Baby Doll Sets Recalled by Toys "R" Us NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 1999 Release # 99-151 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063 CPSC, Toys "R" Us Announce Recall of "Bathtub Baby" Doll Sets WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Toys "R" Us, of Paramus, N.J., is recalling 71,000 Bathtub Baby doll sets. These doll sets come with a small ball, which poses a serious choking hazard to children under 3 years old. CPSC and Toys "R" Us are not aware of any injuries involving these doll sets. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries. The Bathtub Baby doll set includes a blue, plastic bathtub; a 5.5 inch soft vinyl doll wearing a blue diaper; a pink, fish-shaped strainer; and a pink ball about 1.25 inches in diameter. The set is packaged in a clear plastic bag with a hangtag. Writing on the hangtag includes, "BATHTUB BABY," WHAT A DOLL!" "FISHEL" and "MADE IN CHINA." Toys "R" Us stores nationwide sold these doll set from October 1998 through July 1999 for about $2. Consumers are urged to take the doll sets away from young children immediately and return them to the stores where purchased for a full refund. For more information, consumers should call their local Toys "R" Us store, or visit the Toys "R" Us web site at www.toysrus.com/recalls/index.cfm. This recall was the result of an inspection conducted by the CPSC staff.