The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·07009·Announced 2006-10-18

Baby Cookie Monster Plush Toys Recalled for Choking Hazard

CPSC recalls Baby Cookie Monster plush toys sold at Wal-Mart because the felt cookie can detach and pose a choking hazard to young children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard for young children, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recalling Baby Cookie Monster plush toys sold with certain Sesame Beginnings Make Music Together DVDs. The blue plush toy features a small, felt fabric cookie attached to its hand. The product is packaged in a yellow and green box labeled for children ages 6 months and up.

The small felt cookie can be removed easily and ingested by young children, posing a choking hazard. The Betesh Group of New York, NY, manufactured the toys in China, and Sesame Workshop of New York, NY, distributed them. About 31,000 units were sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores nationwide from March 2006 to July 2006 for about $15. No injuries or incidents have been reported.

Consumers should immediately remove the felt cookie and its connecting thread from the plush toy using scissors and dispose of them. For additional information, consumers can contact Sesame Workshop at (800) 986-1619 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit www.sesameworkshop.org/recall.

The recalled product

Product
Baby Cookie Monster Plush Toys
Manufacturer
The Betesh Group of New York, NY
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
31,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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