CPSC Recall in 2021: Parker Squared Recalls Shepherd Boy Plush Toys with Wire Shepherd’s Staff Due to Laceration Hazard (Recall Alert)

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 21-728

Date: March 18, 2021

Product Name: Shepherd Boy Plush toys with wire staff

Recall Description:

This recall involves the Shepherd Boy plush toy that holds a shepherd’s staff.  The toy measures 12 inches tall.  The staff is wrapped in fabric.  The shepherd boy toy is clothed in white with a red vest, a green sash and has sandals, a sewn on face and orange yarn hair.

Hazard Description:

The metal wire in the shepherd’s staff can become exposed, posing a laceration hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 3,000 (In addition, about 10 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

The firm has received 12 reports of the shepherd’s staff fabric unwrapping and exposing the metal wire with one report of a sharp edge. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Online at TheShepherdsTreasure.com and on Amazon.com from November 2020 through January 2021 for about $16.

Manufactured In:

China