New Angles Recalls Stuffed Chicks and Ducklings Preserved with Arsenic
New Angles is recalling 150 stuffed chicks and ducklings preserved with arsenic. These items were distributed to floral shops in 1984.
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 high-risk poison (arsenic) in a consumer product, but the source explicitly states that CPSC is not aware of any poisoning incidents, fitting the rubric for high-risk hazards without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and New Angles, Inc. are recalling 150 stuffed chicks and ducklings that were preserved with the poison arsenic. These items were distributed in floral arrangements to 58 floral shops nationwide during 1984. The arrangements are labeled with a sticker warning customers of the presence of arsenic.
New Angles is advising all 58 floral shops to stop selling arrangements containing the arsenic-preserved birds. The remaining 12,000 chicks and ducklings distributed by New Angles in 1984 do not contain arsenic; they are preserved with non-toxic chemicals, a fact confirmed by CPSC testing. Previous tests in 1983 showed arsenic in the skin and down of the stuffed birds, leading to the recall of all other units that year.
CPSC is not aware of any poisoning incidents resulting from these stuffed birds. Consumers are advised that these arrangements are decorations and not intended to be toys or suitable for use by children. Persons in possession of the floral arrangements labeled as containing birds preserved with arsenic should return them to the place of purchase for removal of the stuffed bird.
The recalled product
- Product
- Stuffed chicks and ducklings
- Manufacturer
- New Angles
- Category
- Consumer Product — Decorations
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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