31,000 Cookie Monster Toys Recalled
The plush toy includes a small part which can be removed
October 18, 2006
The Betesh Group of New York, NY has recalled 31,000 Baby Cookie Monster Plush Toys. The small felt fabric cookie attached to the toy figure's hand can be removed easily, posing a choking hazard. The toy was packaged with certain Sesame Beginnings Make Music Together DVDs, sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores nationwide for about $15. The toy is blue and was packaged in a yellow and green box with the words "Sesame Beginnings" and "Make Music Together" printed on the front. The product is intended for children ages 6 months and up.
If your child has this toy, use scissors to remove the felt cookie and its connecting thread and dispose of it immediately. For more information, contact Sesame Workshop at (800) 986-1619 between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. ET Monday through Friday, or visit
sesameworkshop.org/recall.
To view this entire recall, including a photo, please visit:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07009.html.