| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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| July 20, 1989 |
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| Release # 89-070 |
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Craft Dolls Recalled; Arms May Present Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Twelve models of dolls called Cupie Dolls and sold as home craft products since June 1982, are being voluntarily recalled by Mangelsen's of Omaha, Nebraska. Tests conducted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) show that the dolls' arms may come off and present a choking hazard to young children.
Sold under the label, "Doll Craftin," the recalled models include: 411 Cupie Doll models 155-67, 156-07, 156-09; 5 3/411 Cupie Doll model 156-13; 4 1/211 Sitting Honey Doll model 156-63; 4 3/411 "Jill Doll" with Top Knot model 157-96; 5 1/211 Honey Bun Doll models 158-43, 158-45, 158-46; 5 1/211 Curly-One Doll models 158-69, 158-70; 4 1/211 Sitting Curly-One Doll models 158-71 through 158-76; Honey Dear Dolls models 158-77 through 158-82; and two unnamed dolls, models 156-61 and 157-97.
Cupie Dolls are soft plastic unclothed baby dolls with rooted fake hair, yarn hair, or molded hair. The dolls were sold in clear plastic bags with cardboard headers labeled, "Doll Craftin" and "Made in Hong Kong" or "... Taiwan".
Consumers who have the recalled Cupie Doll dolls being recalled should immediately take-them away from young children and return them to Mangelsen's, Inc., 5455 South 90th Street, Omaha, NE 68127 for a refund of the full purchase price and postage; or consumers may request the next largest size doll which has no hazardous small parts.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
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