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Product name Infant’s Playmate and Special Skunk stuffed animal toys
Description . The Playmate 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 Playmate 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 Special Skunk stuffed animal 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. 
Problem The rattle included with the Infant’s Playmate 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. 
Distribution Nationwide at home demonstration parties. 
Company House of Lloyd, Inc., Attn: Merchandise Recall 
Dates sold May 1989 through December 1989. 
Date posted 01/03/2002 
 

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