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Archived - Craft Fun Funny Puppet with Sound from Toy Galaxy
- Starting date:
- July 1, 2008
- Posting date:
- July 1, 2008
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Toys
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001726
Affected products
Craft Fun Funny Puppet with Sound from Toy Galaxy
Product description
Plush bird-like puppet with: orange felt beak and feet; hard eyes; with green, pink or blue fur.
The beak of the toy puppet has a piece of plastic (a reed) which uncurls, shoots from the beak and emits a sound when a small ball within the puppet is squeezed.
The puppet is approximately 20 cm long and 10 cm wide.
A tag attached to the puppet carries the following information:
Craft Fun Sound Puppet
Item No. 38685
Made in China
Distributed by Toy Galaxy (a division of Galaxy Trading), 55 Idema Road, Markham, Ontario, L3R 1A9
UPC 626881386851
Hazard identified
Small parts (eyes, reed inside the mouth) can detach from the puppet, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Health Canada has not received any reports of incidents or injury to Canadians related to the use of these toys.
Number sold
624 of the toy puppets were distributed in Canada.
Time period sold
The toy puppets were sold from December 2007 to June 2008 at dollar stores nationwide.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Importer
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Toy Galaxy
Richmond Hill
Ontario
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled puppets away from children.
Consumers may return the toy puppets to the original place of purchase for a full refund.
For additional company contact information, consumers may visit www.toygalaxy.ca or contact the company at the following coordinates:
Telephone: (905) 470-2999
Fax: (905) 470-6001
E-mail: orderdesk@toygalaxy.ca