Squeeze Toys Recalled by Danara International

Squeeze Toys Recalled by Danara International NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 1984 Release # 84-016 Squeeze Toys Recalled In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Danara International, Ltd. of South Hackensack, New Jersey, and Stahlwood Manufacturing Co., Inc., New York, New York, today announced. a voluntary recall of several squeeze toys which the CPSC believes may cause choking and/or suffocation because the handles are small enough to lodge in the throat and obstruct the airways of children. These products have not been involved in choking deaths; however, the CPSC believes they are similar in shape and size to products that have been involved in such incidents. All of the squeeze toys have bulbous-shaped ends which range in size from 3/4 inches to 1 l/2 inches in diameter. All are made of soft easily compressed plastic material. Only those products listed are involved in the corrective action. The Danara products involved are: Mickey Mouse head on a yellow handle, 5 l/2 inches long Donald Duck head on a blue handle, 5 l/2 inches long Mickey Mouse head on a yellow handle, 7 inches long Donald Duck head on a blue handle, 6 l/2 inches long Yellow mallet with Mickey Mouse face and "MICKEY" embossed on handle, 7 l/4 inches long with a bulbous end. The Donald Duck on the 5 l/2 inches long handle was involved in choking incident reported to the Commission by a consumer. These toys are packaged and sold under the brand name "SAFEGUARD" and labeled "WALT DISNEY CHARACTER Squeek-a-Toy." The Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck toys are labeled "No. 5523." The mallet is labeled "no. 5503." Stamped below the back of the neck of the Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck toys is "WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS DANARA INTERNATIONAL LTD. MADE IN TAIWAN." Stamped around the squeaker of the mallet is "WALT DISNEY PROD. MADE IN TAIWAN DANARA INTERNATIONAL." Approximatel