The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·85037·Announced 1985-08-05

Aviva Hasbro Recalls Sesame Street Honkers Plush Dolls for Choking Hazard

Aviva Hasbro is recalling Sesame Street Honkers plush dolls because the eyes can detach, creating a choking hazard for 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 from small parts in a toy, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Aviva Hasbro, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc., is voluntarily recalling Sesame Street Honkers plush dolls in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall was initiated because testing revealed that the dolls' eyes could detach. These detached eyes are small parts that present a choking, ingestion, or aspiration hazard to children.

The affected dolls are approximately 9 inches tall and made of deep pink, orange, or purple plush fabric. They feature a large pink or yellow plastic nose, black and white eyes, yellow plastic ears shaped like horns, and a black fabric mouth. A sewn-on label on the doll reads in part, "HASBRO INDUSTRIES INC. SESAME STREET. . . 1983 HUPPETS, INC. . . 100% Polyester Fibers. MADE IN CHINA H-15 . .".

Approximately 144,000 units were distributed from June 30, 1983, to February 13, 1985, through retail stores nationwide and as promotional items through Public Television Stations in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. The CPSC and Aviva Hasbro do not know of any injuries involving the Honkers doll. Consumers should remove the toys from use immediately and return them to Aviva Hasbro, Inc., for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Sesame Street Honkers plush dolls
Manufacturer
Aviva Hasbro
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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