CPSC, Gateway Announce Recall of Foam Rubber Toy Cows
CPSC recall 00002. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Small pieces of these foam rubber cows can tear away, posing a serious choking hazard to young children.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
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.
CPSC recall 00002 has the recall date 8 Oct 1999. The notice names the firm Gateway. The recall has about 1,000,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 1999 has 22,300 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on . The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: .
More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | 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. |
|---|---|
| Units | 1,000,000 |
| Description | 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. |
| Product | Gateway foam rubber cows, About 1 million, Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed |
| 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. |
| Manufacturer | Gateway Inc |
Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.
Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.
Remedy: What the manufacturer or the firm does about a recalled product. The agency record states the remedy of each recall.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,000,000Median of 1999: 22,300
- CPSC recalls of 1999
- 156
- Recalls of 1999 with one of the same hazards
- 15%
- Recalls of 1999 in the category Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Gateway
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2007 | Gateway Inc. Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 00002The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
- CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
Follow by RSS:Consumer product recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 00002. https://recallregister.com/product/2016-cpsc-gateway-announce-recall-of-foam-rubber-toy-cows/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
The CPSC notice is the authority. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC. The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Does CPSC recall 00002 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 00002?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 1 million
- How many CPSC recalls name Gateway?
- 2 CPSC recalls on this register name Gateway. This recall is 1 of them.