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Pot Belly Toy Animals Recalled by Daekor

CPSC recall 80039. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Choking

CPSC recall 80039 has the recall date 31 Oct 1980. The notice names the firm Hudson Brands. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Laceration.

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CPSC recall 80039: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Hazard
Laceration
Description
Pot Belly Toy Animals Recalled by Daekor NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 1980 Release # 80-039 Millions Of "Pot Belly" Toy Animals Being Recalled To Eliminate Safety Hazards WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 31) -- The highly popular "Pot Belly" line of children's stuffed animals is being recalled by the importer in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission because the toys may present hazards which could injure young children. More than five million of the five different types of "Pot Bellies" have been sold nationwide in a variety of sizes since late in 1978. Pot Bellies are distributed to more than 2,800 toy stores, department stores and other retailers by the Daekor division of Hudson Brands, Ltd., of New York City. CPSC has received a number of consumer complaints of small wires protruding from the toy animals; however, there have been no reports of serious injuries to date. Testing by CPSC revealed that a substantial percentage of the toys tested contained sharp wires in the stuffing. When tested under the terms of a CPSC regulation designed to…
ProductHudson Brands (Daekor Division) Bean Bag Pot Belly Toy Animals
ProductHudson Brands (Daekor Division) Pot Belly Toy Animals, Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
ManufacturerHudson Brands

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1980: not given
CPSC recalls of 1980
22
Recalls of 1980 with one of the same hazards
23%
Recalls on the register that name Hudson Brands
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 80039. https://recallregister.com/product/4018-pot-belly-toy-animals-recalled-by-daekor/. 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

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 80039 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 80039 has no incident or injury text.