WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION AND HEALTH CANADA, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: HUNGRY FIGURES AND HUNGRY MAGNETS
UNITS: ABOUT 420,000 IN THE UNITED STATES AND 25,000 IN CANADA
DISTRIBUTOR: WEIGHT WATCHERS INTL., OF NEW YORK, N.Y.
MANUFACTURER: SHANGHAI ORILAND TOYS CO. LTD, OF CHINA
HAZARD: SEWING NEEDLES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE STUFFING OF THE HUNGRY FIGURES, POSING A PUNCTURE HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: WEIGHT WATCHERS HAS RECEIVED TWO REPORTS FROM COMPANY EMPLOYEES OF A SEWING NEEDLE BEING FOUND IN TWO HUNGRY FIGURES. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
DESCRIPTION: THE HUNGRY FIGURES AND HUNGRY MAGNETS HAVE ORANGE PLUSH EXTERIORS. THE HUNGRY FIGURE IS ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG AND THE HUNGRY MAGNET IS ABOUT 4 INCHES LONG.
SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY: WEIGHT WATCHERS BETWEEN APRIL 2009 AND JULY 2009 FOR BETWEEN $4 AND $7.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED HUNGRY FIGURES AND HUNGRY MAGNETS AND RETURN THEM TO WEIGHT WATCHERS TO RECEIVE A FULL REFUND OR A CREDIT TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER PRODUCT.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT WEIGHT WATCHERS TOLL-FREE AT (866) 288-3891 BETWEEN 8:30 A.M. AND 9 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.WEIGHTWATCHERS.COM
NOTE: HEALTH CANADA’S PRESS RELEASE CAN BE SEEN AT HTTP://209.217.71.106/PR/RECALL-RETRAIT-E.JSP?RE_ID=833
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