THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: COZY WARMING POLAR BEARS
UNITS: ABOUT 113,000
DISTRIBUTOR: AVON PRODUCTS INC., OF NEW YORK, N.Y.
MANUFACTURERS: HAIYAN BOAI GIFTS FACTORY, AND YANGZHOU HONESTY ARTS & CRAFTS CO. LTD., OF CHINA
HAZARD: THE WARMING POUCH INSIDE THE BEAR CAN OVERHEAT AND IGNITE WHEN HEATED IN A MICROWAVE OVEN, POSING A FIRE AND BURN HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: AVON HAS RECEIVED 41 REPORTS OF THE WARMING POLAR BEAR OVERHEATING, INCLUDING SIX REPORTS OF MINOR BURNS.
DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED WHITE PLUSH WARMING BEAR HAS A RED HAT AND BROWN NOSE. IT IS ABOUT 17 INCHES LONG AND COMES WITH A BUCKWHEAT-FILLED POUCH THAT IS HEATED IN A MICROWAVE OVEN AND IS INSERTED INTO AN OPENING IN THE BEAR’S BELLY. “AVON PRODUCTS” IS PRINTED ON A WHITE TAG SEWN ONTO THE BEAR.
SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY: AVON INDEPENDENT SALES REPRESENTATIVES AND AT WWW.AVON.COM FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2008 FOR ABOUT $13 WHEN SOLD ALONE, OR AS PART OF A GIFT SET THAT SOLD FOR ABOUT $100.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED WARMING BEAR AND RETURN THE BUCKWHEAT-FILLED POUCH FOR A FULL REFUND. AVON IS DIRECTLY CONTACTING CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THE WARMING BEAR.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT AVON TOLL-FREE AT (877) 217-0916 BETWEEN 6 A.M. AND MIDNIGHT ET MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, AND ON SUNDAY BETWEEN 12 P.M. AND MIDNIGHT ET, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.AVON.COM
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