Sassy Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Sassy Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Rattles
The sewn-on spherical-shaped fabric eyes on the rattles can detach, posing a choking hazard to small children.
- Units
- About 455,000
- Reports
- 129
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $5
- 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
The rattles involved in the recall include: "Lily Pad Rattle" - A green frog with four plastic legs and a multi-colored belly. "Bitty Kitty Rattle" - A clear, plastic tube filled with beads connects a purple, cat-like face to a purple ball. Three plastic pieces encircle the plastic tube and make a rattle sound when shaken. "This Little Piggy Rattle" - A pink pig-like face is connected to a green ball by a yellow and pink arm and a blue arm. Beads inside the green ball make a rattle sound when shaken. "Goo Goo Goldfish" - A multi-colored fish with pink lips, an orange fin, and a clear, plastic tube that connects the head to the tail. Beads inside the tube make a rattle sound when shaken. "Smoochie Poochie Rattle" - A blue, puppy-like face with green spotted ears is connected to a blue and green spotted body. Five plastic pieces encircle the body and make a rattle sound when shaken. "Crinkly Crown Dragon Rattle" - A green dragon with a scaled, curved tail. Three blue ridges protrude from the dragon's back. A caretag attached to the head of each rattle reads in part, "Sassy" and "1999 Made in China." Rattles with the same appearance but embroidered eyes are not involved in this recall.
The file
- Sold at
- Toy and mass merchandise stores nationwide sold these rattles, from August 1999 through mid-October 2001, for about $5.
- Product type
- Rattles
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Sassy Inc., of Northbrook, Ill.
Incident log
Sassy has received 129 reports of eyes detaching from the rattles, including some incidents in which eyes were found in children's mouths. One of these children started to choke on a detached eye and a parent used the Heimlich maneuver to remove the eye.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take these toys away from young children and return them to Sassy to receive a free replacement toy. Consumers should call Sassy for information on how to receive the replacement toy.
Consumers may call Sassy at (800) 323-6336 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated OCT 31 2001; last revised JUL 28 2025.