The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·88032·Announced 1988-05-26

Wisconsin Toy Recalls Shoe House Playset and Ice Cream Doll for Choking Risk

Wisconsin Toy Company is recalling the Sweet Home Shoe House Playset and Ice Cream Doll because small parts pose 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, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

The Wisconsin Toy Company, Inc. is voluntarily recalling the "Sweet Home Shoe House Playset" and "Ice Cream Doll" in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall was issued because the products contain small parts that may present a choking hazard to young children.

The Sweet Home Shoe House Playset is a plastic house shaped like a workboot, measuring 11 by 7 by 6 inches, and contains pieces of dolls and doll furniture. Approximately 6,500 units were sold nationally for about $5.00. The Ice Cream Doll is a soft doll about 12 inches tall with a plastic ice cream cone suspended from a string around its neck. The doll is marked "ICE CREAM DOLL, MADE IN HONG KONG" and was sold for $3.00.

CPSC and Wisconsin Toy stated they know of no injuries involved with the toys. The small parts violation was discovered during "Operation Toyland" import surveillance at Newark, New Jersey. Consumers should take the items away from children and return them to the retailer where purchased for a full refund.

The recalled product

Product
Ice Cream Doll childrens' dolls
Manufacturer
Wisconsin Toy Company
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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