CPSC Recall in 2006: Baby Cookie Monster Toys Sold with DVD at Wal-Mart Recalled for Choking Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Sesame Workshop, of New York, NY, is voluntarily recalling 31,000 Baby Cookie Monster Plush Toys. The small felt fabric cookie attached to the plush toy's hand can be removed easily and ingested by young children, posing a choking hazard.Name of Product: Baby Cookie Monster Plush ToysUnits: 31,000Manufacturer: The Betesh Group of New York, NYDistributor: Sesame Workshop, of New York, NYHazard: The small felt fabric cookie attached to the plush toy's hand can be removed easily and ingested by young children, posing a choking hazard.Incidents/Injuries: No injuries or incidents have been reported.Description: This recall involves the Baby Cookie Monster plush toy packaged with certain Sesame Beginnings Make Music Together DVDs. The blue plush toy has a small, felt fabric cookie attached to its hand. The plush toy and DVD are packaged in a yellow and green box with the words "Sesame Beginnings" and "Make Music Together" printed on the front. The product is labeled for children ages 6 months and up.Sold: Exclusively at Wal-Mart stores nationwide from March 2006 to July 2006 for about $15.Manufactured in: ChinaRemedy: Using scissors, consumers should immediately remove the felt cookie and its connecting thread from the plush toy. Once detached, the felt cookie and thread should be disposed of immediately.Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Sesame Workshop at (800) 986-1619 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit Sesame Workshop's Web site at www.sesameworkshop.org/recall.

The small felt fabric cookie attached to the plush toy's hand can be removed easily and ingested by young children, posing a choking hazard.

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No injuries or incidents have been reported.

Exclusively at Wal-Mart stores nationwide from March 2006 to July 2006 for about $15.

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