The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·89018·Announced 1989-02-28

Lovee Doll Recalls Learn and Play Pal and Soft Sisters Dolls

Lovee Doll is recalling Learn and Play Pal and Soft Sisters dolls because buttons or buckles on the clothing could 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

Lovee Doll Company of Brooklyn, N.Y., is recalling "Learn and Play Pal" and "Soft Sisters" dolls in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall involves approximately 8,000 dolls distributed for sale in 1987. These dolls were sold nationwide in toy, chain, and drug stores.

The "Learn and Play Pals" are 16-inch soft-filled dolls with brown or white faces and red or brown hair, dressed in a multi-striped shirt and blue overalls with a button, buckle, snap, zipper, and shoelace. The "Soft Sisters" are 12-inch baby dolls with soft bodies, plastic faces, curly hair, and black or white skin, dressed in overalls with straps attached by two half-inch buttons. The Lovee label appears only on the package and not on the dolls themselves.

The buttons or buckles on the clothing of these dolls could come off and present a choking hazard to young children. U.S. Customs Service identified the potentially hazardous dolls imported from Hong Kong at the Port of Newark, N.J., during "Operation Toyland," a joint surveillance program with the CPSC.

Consumers having any of the dolls with buttons or buckles on the clothing should immediately remove the buttons and buckles or take the dolls away from young children. Consumers should return the dolls to the store where purchased for a refund of the full purchase price.

The recalled product

Product
Learn and Play Pal dolls
Manufacturer
Lovee Doll
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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