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Archived – Monday the Bullfrog Plush Bullfrog Toy with Attached Book
- Starting date:
- December 9, 2009
- Posting date:
- December 9, 2009
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Toys
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Physical Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500002161
Affected products
Monday the Bullfrog Plush Bullfrog Toy with Attached Book
Product description
This recall involves Monday the Bullfrog plush toys with attached board books, which are sold in clear plastic boxes. The toy is a puppet in the shape of a bullfrog and the book is contained in its mouth. The book that comes with the recalled bullfrog can be identified by ISBN 1416912312 (10 digits) and ISBN 9781416912316 (13 digits).
Hazard identified
The plastic eyes on the bullfrog can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
In the United States, Simon & Schuster (US) has received 3 reports of the plastic eyes detaching and 1 toy that was packaged with a detached eye, with no reported injuries.
Health Canada has not received any reports of incidents or injuries related to the use of these toys.
For some tips to help consumers choose safe toys and to help them keep children safe when they play with toys, see the Healthy Canadians page on General toy safety tips.
Number sold
Approximately 1,200 units of Monday the Bullfrog were sold at bookstores, discount department stores, and other retailers across Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from January 2006 to November 2009.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Distributor
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Simon & Schuster Canada
Toronto
CANADA
Tel: 1-800-732-9531
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and contact Simon & Schuster for information on how to receive a free replacement product.
The white cloth mouse tail from the book and the copyright tag on the product should be cut off and kept before disposing of the rest of the bullfrog toy in regular household garbage.
For more information, consumers may contact Simon & Schuster at 1-800-732-9531 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday to Friday, or visit the firm's Web site.