Neurosmith · Recalled
CPSC, Neurosmith Announce Recall of Children's Plush Toys
Any of the four plastic button covers can detach, posing a small parts choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- 4,400
- Reports
- 3
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $20
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
Pet Me Platypus is a musical plush toy with a green head, yellow beak and legs, and blue body. The toy features four geometric shape buttons: a red heart, yellow star, orange circle, and green square. The recalled units have Model #42080 engraved on the battery box cover and batch numbers FV21, FV23, FV24, FV25, FV26, FV27, FV28, FV29, or FV30 printed vertically on the right side of the cover.
The file
- Sold at
- Sold exclusively at Target stores nationwide, from August 2003 through October 2003, for about $20.
- Product type
- Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Neurosmith, of Long Beach, Calif.
Incident log
Three incidents reported, none resulting in injury.
What the notice says to do
The company is out of business. The free replacement is no longer available. Please destroy or discard this product.
For further information, consumers may call CPSC's toll-free Hotline at 800-638-2772.
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 29 2003; last revised JAN 07 2025.