Nancy Sales Recalls Bean Bag Crab Toys Due to Aspiration Hazard
Nancy Sales Co. Inc. is recalling about 4,100 bean bag crab toys because seams can separate and release plastic pellets, posing an aspiration 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 risk-of-harm product (aspiration hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Nancy Sales Co. Inc. of Chelsea, Mass., is recalling about 4,100 bean bag crab toys. The toys' seams can separate and allow plastic pellets to be released, presenting an aspiration hazard to young children. CPSC and Nancy Sales Co. Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these toys, and the recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.
The bean bag crab is made from red velour fabric. Its body, measuring about 4 inches wide, is filled with plastic pellets and has plastic black eyes. Attached to the crab's body are five pairs of stuffed legs that extend the crab to about 10 inches long. The crab has a sewn-on label that reads in part, "NANCO ... CHELSEA, MA...MADE IN CHINA." A tag attached to the toy at the time of sale describes the characteristics and habitat of the "Rock Crab."
Arcade and gift shops nationwide sold the toys from January 1997 through October 1997 for about $6. Consumers should take these toys away from children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund. For more information, consumers should call Nancy Sales Co. Inc. at (800) 626-2947 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.
The recalled product
- Product
- CPSC, Nancy Sales Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Bean Bag Crab Toys
- Manufacturer
- Nancy Sales
- Category
- Consumer Product — Toys
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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