Stuffed Teddy Bear Toys Recalled by Far East International
CPSC recall 81009. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Choking
CPSC recall 81009 has the recall date 27 Feb 1982. The notice names the firm Far East International. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Stuffed Teddy Bear Toys Recalled by Far East International NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 1981 Release # 81-009 Stuffed Teddy Bear Toy Animals Recalled To Eliminate Safety Hazards WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 27) -- An estimated 23,000 children's stuffed teddy bears distributed nationwide by a New York importer are being recalled by the importer in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission because the toys may present safety hazards which could injure young children. Testing of the toy animals by CPSC showed that a substantial percentage of the noses and eyes of the teddy bears could be pulled off easily, thus posing a potential choking hazard. The tests, simulating normal use and abuse of the toys by a young child, were performed on a random sample of the teddy bears; they have been determined to be "banned hazardous substances" under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. The teddy bears were manufactured in Korea and distributed nationwide to toy stores by Far East International, Inc., of New York City. Product code tags on the potentially… |
| Product | Far East International teddy bears, Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed |
| Product | Sunkyung Limited teddy bears |
| Manufacturer | Far East International; Sunkyung Limited |
| Made in | Korea |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1982: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1982
- 23
- Recalls of 1982 with one of the same hazards
- 26%
- Recalls of 1982 in the category Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- 17%
- Recalls on the register that name Far East International
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 81009. https://recallregister.com/product/4114-stuffed-teddy-bear-toys-recalled-by-far-east-international/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 81009 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 81009 has no incident or injury text.
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Korea