April
2, 2003
Dollar Tree Stores Inc., of
Chesapeake, Va., is voluntarily recalling about 407,000 plush bears and 221,000
snowman dolls. Buttons on the jacket of these toys can be pulled off, posing a
choking hazard to young children.
The 10-inch plush bear is white and dressed in a hat and jacket in one of the
following colors: red, blue, hunter green, pink, purple, light green, light
blue and white. The 10-inch snowman doll is dressed in a hat and jacket that
are blue and pink. The snowman dolls also have white scarves and a red ball
nose. Both the bears and the snowman dolls have a label on their backs that reads,
"DIST BY: DOLLAR TREE" and " MADE IN CHINA." The bears and
snowman dolls were sold with ear tags that read either, "Christmas House
Plush Bear" or "Christmas House Christmas Plush."
Dollar Tree, Only One Dollar, Only $1, Dollar Express, and Dollar Bills stores
nationwide sold these toys from June 2002 through March 2003 for about $1.
Parents and caregivers should take these toys away from young children
immediately, and return the toys to the store where purchased for a refund. For
more information, call Dollar Tree at (800) 876-8077 anytime, or visit the
firm's Web site at http://www.dollartree.com/news/20030402-105562.htm.