Infant Playmats And Stuffed Skunk Toys Recalled

DECEMBER 5, 1991 Release # 92-027 Infant Playmats And Stuffed Skunk Toys Recalled WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), House of Lloyd, Inc., Grandview, MO is voluntarily recalling 7,200 Infant's Playmat toys and 21,000 Special Skunk stuffed animal toys. When CPSC tested the toys in accordance with regulations under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, the rattle included with the Infant's Playmat broke in half, the nose on the face of the Skunk and the clear plastic suction cups attached to the legs of the Skunk separated posing a potential choking or aspiration hazard for young children. The Infant's Playmat (catalog number 3182/stock number 130189) is 32 inches wide and 36 inches long. The Playmat has a tan furry bear's face with black button eyes, a hard plastic black nose, one striped cloth ear and one dotted cloth ear with both ears trimmed in tan fur, a striped bow at the neck of the bear, a quilt stomach and four stuffed tan paws. Included with the Playmat is a rattle, a teething toy and a mirror that can be attached to one of the three paws with velcro fasteners. The fourth paw contains a squeeze toy and an applique of a house sewn on the front of the paw that has the message "TOUCH me." The label attached to the Infant's Playmat reads in part: "House of Lloyd, Inc., Stock No 130189, Infant's Play Mat, Made in Korea, House of Lloyd 1988." The Infant's Playmat imported by House of Lloyd was sold nationwide at home demonstration parties from May 1989 through December 1989 for $34.90 each. The Special Skunk stuffed animal (catalog number 4155/stock number 510052) is black and white and is seven and one-half inches high and three and one-half inches wide. The arms and legs have suction cups attached to them. The skunk also has a tail that is curled up its back and sewn to the body. The skunk's face has plastic eyes and a hard plastic nose and a message on the stomach that says GOD MADE ME SPECIAL. The label a