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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* [5 W! F: p2 s3 v
August 20, 2009
8 W+ Q, ^" T4 A* b2 K" eRelease # 09-318 | Firm抯 Recall Hotline: (866) 288-3891# t+ N( G R W$ T
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
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; e) p' [5 Z$ b. Y5 v; eHC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983 | Weight Watchers Recalls Plush Hungry Figures and Magnets Due to Puncture Hazard
, S0 |& { M/ x; M' E- Q$ CWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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: Hungry Figures and Hungry Magnets
5 G+ L3 j! e5 R* mUnits: About 420,000 in the United States and 25,000 in Canada
+ W2 S" d2 C/ [$ Y6 ^0 J- CDistributor: Weight Watchers Intl., of New York, N.Y.3 l! j- z+ B& _0 l# K
Manufacturer: Shanghai Oriland Toys Co. Ltd, of China
; a2 K" i7 c2 Y# S3 fHazard: Sewing needles have been found in the stuffing of the Hungry Figures, posing a puncture hazard to consumers.
, ?7 I1 S+ k! d; H1 b. rIncidents/Injuries: Weight Watchers has received two reports from company employees of a sewing needle being found in two Hungry Figures. No injuries have been reported.( u0 ~9 D$ q& Z% `; O8 \9 S' _
Description: The Hungry Figures and Hungry Magnets have orange plush exteriors. The Hungry Figure is about 6 inches long and the Hungry Magnet is about 4 inches long.
b) f$ J+ _9 M3 `( Q. aSold exclusively by: Weight Watchers between April 2009 and July 2009 for between $4 and $7." e- o) v; S" D7 w
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Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Hungry Figures and Hungry Magnets and return them to Weight Watchers to receive a full refund or a credit towards the purchase of another product./ N4 [2 a n6 j; b
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Weight Watchers toll-free at (866) 288-3891 between 8:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm抯 Web site at www.weightwatchers.com
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[size=-1]CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx+ E' Y* _ E1 r( K
--- Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
. C2 U( u, ^ x& c) R% ~; M. y( U9 BTo report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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