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Squeeze Me Bear Toy Animals Recalled by Atlanta Novelty

CPSC recall 80041. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Choking

CPSC recall 80041 has the recall date 3 Dec 1980. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed.

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CPSC recall 80041: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Hazard
Laceration
Description
Squeeze Me Bear Toy Animals Recalled by Atlanta Novelty NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 1980 Release # 80-041 "Squeeze Me Bear" Toy Animals Recalled To Eliminate Safety Hazards WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 3) -- A children's stuffed animal sold nationwide as the "Squeeze Me Bear" is being recalled by the importer in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission because the toy may present safety hazards which could injure young children. An estimated 53,000 Squeeze Me Bears have been sold since 1979 at retail Prices averaging from $7 to $8 each. The toy bears were manufactured in Taiwan and distributed to various toy stores and other retail outlets by the Atlanta Novelty Co. of Long Island City, New York. The potentially hazardous toys bear the product code number of either 291 or 298. Testing by CPSC of a random sample of the bears showed that one of the bears contained a potentially hazardous sharp wire in the stuffing, leading CPSC staff to believe that a significant portion of the other Squeeze Me Bears in stores and consumers homes also may…
ProductAtlanta Novelty Squeeze Me Bear Toy Animals, Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
FirmThe CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons.
Made inTaiwan

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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 of 1980 in the category Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
9%

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 80041. https://recallregister.com/product/4020-squeeze-me-bear-toy-animals-recalled-by-atlanta-novelty/. 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 80041 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 80041 has no incident or injury text.
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: Taiwan