Well being Canada has printed a client product recall for a plush kids’s toy resulting from a choking hazard, in keeping with a discover from the company this week.
The affected mannequin, a luxurious turtle toy manufactured in China and distributed by Le Groupe Jean Coutu underneath the model Cuddly Bunch, had been accessible on the market between March and October of this yr, with 1,183 models identified to have been bought nationwide.
Whereas the discover says the corporate has not obtained any studies of incidents or accidents within the nation as of this month, Well being Canada notes that following an analysis of the toys, they had been discovered to not adjust to client product security rules.
Testing revealed the eyes of the toys could detach, posing the chance {that a} younger baby might choke on them, the discover reads.
Toys underneath the recall embody these with the mannequin quantity JC 512198 and a UPC 055989888613.
The recall discover advises shoppers to cease utilizing the affected toys instantly and to return them to a Jean Coutu retailer for a refund. Prospects in search of additional info could contact Groupe Jean Coutu by phone at 1-866-595-5554 or by way of e mail at consommateurs@metro.ca.
Telephone strains function from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. E.T., Monday to Friday.
The Well being Canada launch additionally notes that client product legal guidelines prohibit reselling and even making a gift of recalled merchandise, and that any heath or security incidents associated to this or any product ought to be reported by way of the company’s Shopper Product Incident Report Kind.
