The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·90011·Announced 1989-11-21

Oriental Trading Recalls Dress Up Clown Dolls Due to Choking Hazard

Oriental Trading is recalling Dress Up Clown dolls because small parts like zippers and buttons can detach, posing a choking risk 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 fits the rubric criterion for 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.' No injuries or illnesses are listed in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Oriental Trading Company, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska, is recalling brightly colored toy clown dolls marketed as the "Dress Up Clown" and packaged as "Funny Clown." The dolls, which are approximately 13 inches long and feature red, blue, and yellow clothing, were sold nationwide via mail order catalogues and retailers for $3.00 each between December 1988 and November 1989.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) because the dolls contain small parts that present a choking, ingestion, and aspiration hazard to young children. CPSC testing revealed that zipper clasps, buttons, and buckles could detach from the dolls, classifying them as banned hazardous substances under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.

Consumers who own these dolls should return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Those who purchased the dolls directly from Oriental Trading via mail order catalogue can arrange a refund by calling the company's toll-free number at 1-800-327-9678.

The recalled product

Product
Oriental Trading Dress Up Clown toy clown dolls
Manufacturer
Oriental Trading
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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