More than 3 million Calico Critters flocked animal figurines and sets have been recalled.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the toy’s bottle and pacifier accessories pose a choking hazard.
Epoch Everlasting Play LLC, which produces the toys, said it’s aware of two deaths linked to the toys. One of the incidents reportedly involved a 2-year-old in New Mexico in 2018 and the other involved a 9-month-old in Japan in 2015.
The toys were sold between January 2000 and December 2021 at Walmart, Meijer and other stores nationwide.
They were also available on Amazon and calicocritters.com. The toys retailed for between $10 and $80.
Parents should make sure their children don’t have access to the bottle and pacifier accessories, which came in various colors including yellow, pink, blue and orange.
Visit Epoch Everlasting Play LLC to check the item numbers of the recalled toys and learn how to receive a free replacement accessory.
By Scripps News.
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