Sassy and Carter's-branded Hug N' Tug Baby Toys Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

Recall date:December 20, 2012
Product Category:Toys

The beads inside the clear plastic sphere at the center of the toys can be released and pose a choking hazard to young children.

The firm has received 12 reports of beads being released from the plastic clear plastic sphere body on Sassy-branded toys. There have been no such reports on the Carter's-branded toys. No injuries have been reported.

Description

This recall involves the products listed below:

Recalled styles include: Sassy Hug N' Tug Puppy, model #80213; Sassy Hug N' Tug Monkey model #80214 and Carter's-branded Hug N' Tug Monkey, models #61083 that were sold on a blue packaging card and #61540 sold on a grey packaging card. Sassy®-branded toys have "Sassy®" written on the sewn-in label located on the back of the character's head. The Carter's®-branded toys have "Carter's®" written in red on the blue plastic ring connected to the toy's head and also the sewn-in label located on the back of the character's head.

The Sassy®-branded Hug N' Tug Puppy and Monkey and Carter's®-branded Hug N' Tug Monkey Toys were sold at mass merchandisers such as Toys R Us and Target, independent specialty stores nationwide and online retailers such as Amazon.com and Carters.com between July 2012 and October 2012 for Sassy-branded models; and from August 2011 to October 2012 for the Carter's-branded models. Carter's-branded models were also sold in Carter's retail stores. The Sassy-branded models sold for approximately $8 and the Carter's-branded models for approximately $14.

They were manufactured in China.

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