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All product recalls associated with R. Dakin.
Total Recalls
2
Past Year
0
Class I (Serious)
0
Most Recent
Nov 1982
Data from FDA, USDA, CPSC, and NHTSA public records. Recall counts vary by company size, industry, and reporting practices. Always check official sources for current information.
Serious Strangulation Risks Still Exist In Previously Recalled Stuffed Toys NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 1982 Release # 82-048 CPSC Survey Reveals Serious Strangulation Risks Still Exist In Previously Recalled Stuffed Toys WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A survey by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission revealed that as many as 180,000 stuffed plush mobile animal toys that were originally voluntarily recalled by R. Dakin & Co. in 1979-80, may continue to pose a strangulation hazard to infants. For this reason the importer of the toys, R. Dakin & Co. of San Francisco, has redoubled its efforts to remove the hazard from consumer's hands. The 1982 CPSC survey analysis (the first of its kind conducted) indicated that a majority of Dakin consumers contacted were not aware of the recall. Some who still owned the toy were using it in a manner that placed their children at risk. An eleven-month-old baby girl and an eight-month-old baby boy strangled in the fall of 1979 where in separate incidents, each became entangled in the elastic strings suspending the toy from a crib bedpost. R. Dakin & Co. had undertaken a voluntary recall program in 1979-80 to notify toy owners of the potential hazard. Over 400,000 toys were then involved. Dakin's renewed efforts include paid ads in magazines aimed at parents of infants and toddlers. Dakin has also agreed to mail safety warning posters to thousands of pediatricians across the country for display in their waiting rooms. Involved in the recall are six different models of stuffed toys which are intended to be suspended by means of three elastic cords. The recalled Dakin toys are: Hummbug Bee Model 34-3645 Embo Elephant Model 34-1972 Jolly Polly Parrot Model 34-3462 Stanley Stork Model 34-3653 Lucky Ladybug Model 34-3662 Duckswoop Model 34-3666 Each toy is covered with plush fabric and contains a musical chime device. The R. Dakin & Co. name appears on a tag sewn on each animal. The stuffed toys were imported from South Korea and sold in the United States approximately $7-10 in toy and other retail stores. For a full refund of the retail purchase price and reimbursement of postage costs , parents should return the animals to R. Dakin & Co., 499 Point San Bruno Blvd., South San Francisco, California 94080. Consumers who wish to keep the toys should: 1) cut off the three elastic cords, and 2) phone Dakin, toll-free, at 800-227-6598; in California, 800-632-2179.
Stuffed Toy Mobiles Recalled by R. Dakin NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 1979 Release # 79-065 Stuffed Toy Mobiles Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 21) -- Approximately 422,000 stuffed mobile toys which may pose a strangulation hazard to infants are being recalled by their importer, R. Dakin & Company, of San Francisco. The recall applies to eight different types of stuffed animal mobiles which are intended to be suspended from ceilings by means of three elastic cords. Last month an 11-month old baby girl strangled when she became entangled in the elastic cords suspending one of the toys from her crib. The toys being recalled include: Hummbug Bee model 34-3645 Embo Elephant model 34-1972 Jolly Polly Parrot model 34-3462 Stanley Stork model 34-3653 Jingle Frog model 34-3661 Lucky Ladybug model 34-3662 Duckswoop model 34-3666 Jingle Lamb model 34-3690 Each toy is covered with plush fabric and contains a musical chime device. The model numbers appear on a tag attached to the animal's ear. The toys were imported from South Korea and distributed in the U.S. from January, 1977, through October, 1979. They sold nationwide for approximately $7 each in toy stores and other retail stores. Parents should return the toys to the stores where they were purchased for a full refund. Consumers who wish to keep the toy should cut off the three elastic cords in order to eliminate the potential safety hazard. Anyone requiring additional information about this recall may contact Mr. Roger J. Burrill, Vice President, R. Dakin & Company, 499 Point San Bruno Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, toll-free telephone 800/227-6598.