October 29, 2003
Name
of product:
Pet Me Platypus™
Units: 4,400
Distributor: Neurosmith of Long Beach, Calif.
Hazard: Any of the four plastic button covers can detach, posing a small
parts choking hazard to young children.
Description: Pet Me Platypus is a musical plush toy with a green head,
yellow beak and legs, and blue body. The toy features four geometric shape
buttons: a red heart, yellow star, orange circle, and green square. The
recalled units have Model #42080 engraved on the battery box cover and batch
numbers FV23, FV24, FV25, FV27, FV28, FV29, or FV30 printed vertically on the
right side of the cover.
Sold at: Sold exclusively at Target stores nationwide from August 2003
through October 2003 for about $20.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop children from playing with
this toy and contact Neurosmith for a free replacement Pet Me Platypus.
Consumer Contact: Call Neurosmith at (800) 220-3669 ext. 1066 between
7:30 am and 4:30 pm PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at http://www.neurosmith.com/releases/CPSC_Neurosmith_Announcement.pdf