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Nebraska Importer Recalls "Funny Clown" Dressing DolL

CPSC recall 90011. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Choking

CPSC recall 90011 has the recall date 21 Nov 1989. The notice names the firm Oriental Trading. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Clowns.

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CPSC recall 90011: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Nebraska Importer Recalls "Funny Clown" Dressing DolL NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: November 21, 1989 (301) 504-7908 Release # 90-011 Nebraska Importer Recalls "Funny Clown" Dressing Doll WASHINGTON---Brightly colored toy clown dolls, marketed as the "Dress Up Clown," are being recalled by Oriental Trading Company, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska because they contain small parts that present a choking risk to young children. The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The clown dolls, although marketed as the "Dress Up Clown," came in a package labeled "Funny Clown." They were sold by mail order catalogue and by retailers nationwide for $3.00 each between December 1988 and the present. Clothed primarily in red, blue and yellow, this doll has yellow string hair, a clown's cap and is about 13 inches long. It also has a snap, a button, a zipper, a buckle and shoe laces intended to introduce young children to various dressing functions. The clown doll may be identified by a cloth tag sewn onto the doll's cap that says:…
ProductOriental Trading Dress Up Clown toy clown dolls, Toy Clowns
ProductOriental Trading Funny Clown toy clown dolls
ManufacturerOriental Trading

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1989: not given
CPSC recalls of 1989
80
Recalls of 1989 with one of the same hazards
51%
Recalls of 1989 in the category Toy Clowns
1%
Recalls on the register that name Oriental Trading
10

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 90011. https://recallregister.com/product/4885-nebraska-importer-recalls-funny-clown-dressing-doll/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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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 90011 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 90011 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Oriental Trading?
10 CPSC recalls on this register name Oriental Trading. This recall is 1 of them.