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Consumer Alert from CPSC
Consumer Alert: Toy Bears Included with Fabric Softener Recalled
Pom-pom on Snuggle bear's nightcap can detach, pose choking hazard

May 10, WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, of Greenwich, Conn., is voluntarily recalling about 150,000 Snuggle(r) Teeny Bean Bears with a nightcap and pom-pom. The yellow pom-pom can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

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.

The bear was included as a promotional item in Snuggle(r), Cuddle Up(r), Fresh Rain(tm), and Sweet Slumber(tm) 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 "(c)2001 Lever Brothers Company, Made In China."

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.

Consumers should immediately remove the bear's pom-pom to eliminate the choking hazard. 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 web site at Snuggletime.com.

No other Snuggle bears are included in this recall.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2001
Release # 01-146
CONTACT: Firm Recall Hotline: (800) 598-5005
CPSC Contact: Nychelle Fleming (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1192
Unilever Contact: Stephen Milton (212) 418-8531


		To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800)638-2772. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov. Consumers can report product hazards to info@cpsc.gov.

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