The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·12728·Announced 2012-03-27

Lakeshore Learning Materials Recalls Feels Real Baby Dolls Due to Choking Hazard

Lakeshore Learning Materials is recalling Feels Real Baby Dolls because the fingers and toes can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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

Lakeshore Learning Materials of Carson, California, is recalling Feels Real Baby Dolls due to a choking hazard. The 14-inch plastic dolls have movable arms, legs, and heads, and are dressed in diapers with colored hearts, stars, and swirl prints. The fingers and toes of the dolls can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

About 3,900 units were sold in the U.S. and 400 in Canada. The dolls were sold through Lakeshore Learning Materials catalogs and online from May 2011 through January 2012 for about $20. The dolls were manufactured by Yan Hong Toys in Dongguan, China.

No injuries have been reported. Consumers should immediately take these dolls away from children and contact Lakeshore Learning Materials at (800) 428-4414 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit www.lakeshorelearning.com, for a free replacement doll.

The recalled product

Product
Feels Real Baby Dolls
Manufacturer
Yan Hong Toys, Dongguan, China
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
3,900

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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