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CPSC, Gateway Announce Recall of Foam Rubber Toy Cows
Small pieces of these foam rubber cows can tear away, posing a serious choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 1 million
- Reports
- 3
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $4
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
These cows are white with black spots. They are about 4.5 inches long and 3 inches high. "Gateway" is written in green on the cows' backs.
The file
- Sold at
- Gateway stores distributed the cows, from September 1997 through September 1999, as a giveaway with a computer purchase. A small number were sold separately for about $4.
- Product type
- Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Gateway Inc., of San Diego, Calif.
Incident log
Gateway has received three reports, by consumers in the U.S., of small pieces of these cows tearing away. There have been no reports of any injuries.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should either throw these cows away immediately or take them to any Gateway Country store location in exchange for another Gateway-brand item of comparable value.
For more information, call Gateway toll-free at (877) 206-4889 anytime or go to the recall web site at www.gateway.com/stresscow
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.