Build-A-Bear Recalls Toy: Eyes Are Choking Hazard

By Philip Copitch, Ph.D.

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Sully stuffed toy has been recalled

This toy was sold at Build-A-Bear Workshop stores and online at www.buildabear.com during June 2013 for about $23.

If your child has this toy, you should immediately take the recalled Sulley from him or her and return it to any Build-A-Bear Workshop store to receive a coupon for any stuffed animal from Build-A-Bear Workshop.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports

Units

25,000 in the U.S. and 1,100 in Canada

Description

Sulley is a furry blue creature from the Monsters movies. The Build-A-Bear stuffed monster is covered in blue furry fabric with purple spots, horn on its head and has blue eyes measuring about 1 inch in diameter. The stuffed monster is about 17 inches high and 10.5 inches wide.  Tracking label ending with 4384 or 4385 for USA and 4378 for Canada can be found on a sewn in label on the backside of the leg of the stuffed monster. 

Incidents/Injuries

None reported

Remedy

Consumers should immediately take the recalled Sulley from children and return it to any Build-A-Bear Workshop store to receive a coupon for any stuffed animal from Build-A-Bear Workshop.

Sold at

Build-A-Bear Workshop stores and online at www.buildabear.com during June 2013 for about $23.

Importer

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc., of St. Louis, Mo. 

Manufactured in

China

Consumer Contact:

Build-A-Bear toll-free at (866) 236-5683 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT and on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT. You may also email the firm at ProductHotline@buildabear.com. Visit the firm’s website www.buildabear.com and click on Product Recalls at the bottom of the page for more information. 

Read the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission report