(no subject)
CPSC, Pokémon USA Announce Recall of Pokémon Plush Toys
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Pokémon Plush Toys
Units: About 9,200
Importer: Pokémon USA Inc. of New York, N.Y.
Hazard: The stuffing of the toy may contain tips of sewing needles which could pose a puncture hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recall involves 10 “Pokédoll” plush toy characters including Pikachu, Minun, Plusle, Skitty, Evee, Munchlax, Mew, Ho-Oh, and Lugia. Pikachu comes in a 12-inch and a 6-inch tall version. All of the other characters are approximately 6-inches tall. They have a sewn-in label that reads: “Pokémon Center ©2005 Pokémon /Nintendo /Creatures/ GAME FREAK” on one side and “2005 MADE IN CHINA” on the other.
Sold at: Nintendo World, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, and on the firm’s Web site from April 2005 through June 2005 for between $8 and $20. The PokéDoll plush toys were also given away as promotions by Nintendo of America Inc. at the E3 Conference in Los Angeles in May 2005.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Parents should take these toys away from children immediately and contact Pokémon USA to receive a free replacement toy.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact the firm at (949) 955-1030.
CITATION
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05222.html
Needles promptplush toy recall
Oakland Tribune, Aug 8, 2004 by Associated Press
Agency's recall...
WASHINGTON -- About 7,400 Pokemon plush toys -- more than a dozen different colorful characters in the form of dolls, beanbags and key chains -- are being recalled after tips of sewing needles were found in the stuffing.
New York City retailer Pokemon Center NY has received no injury reports, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday. The toy's Japanese maker, TOMY Co., announced a recall earlier this week of 626,000 of the popular dolls after a needle was found inside a toy.
The U.S. recall covers the following production codes, found on a toy's label: A04, B04, C04, D04, E03, E04, F03, F04, G03, G04, H03, I03, J03, K03 and L03. The label also reads "TOMY."
The toys were sold at Pokemon Center NY and through the retailer's Web site from January to August for between $2 and $11.
The commission advises buyers to stop using the toys and contact TOMY Co. for a refund or replacement at (800) 691-8055. The recalled items can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov
CITATION
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20040808/ai_n14583782
In 2004, two Torchic design toys, the "Torchic Plush Keychain" and "Plush Bean Bag Torchic", were part of a major recall by Tomy of 13 plush Pokémon toys. Due to a manufacturing fault, tips of needles were left in the stuffing, causing makers to replace the toys with compensation or replacements.
CITATION
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchic
DEFINITION
re·call (rĭ-kôl')
tr.v., -called, -call·ing, -calls.
To ask or order to return: recalled all workers who had been laid off.
To summon back to awareness of or concern with the subject or situation at hand.
To remember; recollect. See synonyms at remember.
To cancel, take back, or revoke.
To bring back; restore.
To request return (of a product) to the manufacturer, as for necessary repairs or adjustments.
n. (also rē'kôl')
The act of recalling or summoning back, especially an official order to return.
A signal, such as a bugle call, used to summon troops back to their posts.
The ability to remember information or experiences.
The act of revoking.
The procedure by which a public official may be removed from office by popular vote.
The right to employ this procedure.
A request by the manufacturer of a product that has been identified as defective to return it, as for necessary repairs or adjustments.
CITATIION
http://www.answers.com/topic/recall
LEMON LAWS
State laws that provide remedies to consumers for vehicles that repeatedly fail to meet certain standards of quality and performance. Lemon laws vary by state and may not cover leased vehicles.
CITATION
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/leasing/glossary.htm
QUOTE
"Americans demand top-quality service from the private sector. They should get the same top-quality service from their government." -- President George W. Bush
President Bush has asked all federal agencies to streamline communications with the public and improve interagency information sharing in order to enhance public security.
CITATION
http://www.recalls.gov/
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Pokémon Plush Toys
Units: About 9,200
Importer: Pokémon USA Inc. of New York, N.Y.
Hazard: The stuffing of the toy may contain tips of sewing needles which could pose a puncture hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recall involves 10 “Pokédoll” plush toy characters including Pikachu, Minun, Plusle, Skitty, Evee, Munchlax, Mew, Ho-Oh, and Lugia. Pikachu comes in a 12-inch and a 6-inch tall version. All of the other characters are approximately 6-inches tall. They have a sewn-in label that reads: “Pokémon Center ©2005 Pokémon /Nintendo /Creatures/ GAME FREAK” on one side and “2005 MADE IN CHINA” on the other.
Sold at: Nintendo World, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, and on the firm’s Web site from April 2005 through June 2005 for between $8 and $20. The PokéDoll plush toys were also given away as promotions by Nintendo of America Inc. at the E3 Conference in Los Angeles in May 2005.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Parents should take these toys away from children immediately and contact Pokémon USA to receive a free replacement toy.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact the firm at (949) 955-1030.
CITATION
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05222.html
Needles promptplush toy recall
Oakland Tribune, Aug 8, 2004 by Associated Press
Agency's recall...
WASHINGTON -- About 7,400 Pokemon plush toys -- more than a dozen different colorful characters in the form of dolls, beanbags and key chains -- are being recalled after tips of sewing needles were found in the stuffing.
New York City retailer Pokemon Center NY has received no injury reports, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday. The toy's Japanese maker, TOMY Co., announced a recall earlier this week of 626,000 of the popular dolls after a needle was found inside a toy.
The U.S. recall covers the following production codes, found on a toy's label: A04, B04, C04, D04, E03, E04, F03, F04, G03, G04, H03, I03, J03, K03 and L03. The label also reads "TOMY."
The toys were sold at Pokemon Center NY and through the retailer's Web site from January to August for between $2 and $11.
The commission advises buyers to stop using the toys and contact TOMY Co. for a refund or replacement at (800) 691-8055. The recalled items can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov
CITATION
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20040808/ai_n14583782
In 2004, two Torchic design toys, the "Torchic Plush Keychain" and "Plush Bean Bag Torchic", were part of a major recall by Tomy of 13 plush Pokémon toys. Due to a manufacturing fault, tips of needles were left in the stuffing, causing makers to replace the toys with compensation or replacements.
CITATION
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchic
DEFINITION
re·call (rĭ-kôl')
tr.v., -called, -call·ing, -calls.
To ask or order to return: recalled all workers who had been laid off.
To summon back to awareness of or concern with the subject or situation at hand.
To remember; recollect. See synonyms at remember.
To cancel, take back, or revoke.
To bring back; restore.
To request return (of a product) to the manufacturer, as for necessary repairs or adjustments.
n. (also rē'kôl')
The act of recalling or summoning back, especially an official order to return.
A signal, such as a bugle call, used to summon troops back to their posts.
The ability to remember information or experiences.
The act of revoking.
The procedure by which a public official may be removed from office by popular vote.
The right to employ this procedure.
A request by the manufacturer of a product that has been identified as defective to return it, as for necessary repairs or adjustments.
CITATIION
http://www.answers.com/topic/recall
LEMON LAWS
State laws that provide remedies to consumers for vehicles that repeatedly fail to meet certain standards of quality and performance. Lemon laws vary by state and may not cover leased vehicles.
CITATION
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/leasing/glossary.htm
QUOTE
"Americans demand top-quality service from the private sector. They should get the same top-quality service from their government." -- President George W. Bush
President Bush has asked all federal agencies to streamline communications with the public and improve interagency information sharing in order to enhance public security.
CITATION
http://www.recalls.gov/