Douglas Co. Recalls Children’s Blankets Due to Strangulation Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Date:

May 20 2008

Name of Products:

Lil’ Snugglers Children’s Blankets

Units:

About 74,000

Manufacturer:

Douglas Co., of Keene N.H.

Hazard:

The blanket’s satin edge can come loose, posing a strangulation hazard.

Incidents/Injuries:

The firm has 18 reports of the satin separating from the blanket. No injuries have been reported.

Description:

The recalled children’s blankets are 14 inches square with an animal head sewn in the middle. The satin border around the outside edge is about one inch wide. The blankets were sold in the following styles:

Style Number: 1327 Description: Cream Lamb
Style Number: 1328 Description: Cream/Tan Horse
Style Number: 1329 Description: Green Frog
Style Number: 1330 Description: Pink Horse
Style Number: 1331 Description: Blue Bear
Style Number: 1332 Description: Yellow Giraffe
Style Number: 1333 Description: Tan Pup
Style Number: 1339 Description: Yellow Duck
Style Number: 1341 Description: Brown Monkey
Style Number: 1351 Description: Pink Bear

Only blankets with a P.O. number of 1330 or below are included in this recall. The style number, followed by the P.O. number, is identified on a white tab sewn into the blankets behind the Douglas red label.

Product # / SKU:

Style Numbers: 1327, 1328, 1329, 1330, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1339, 1341, 1351

Sold at:

Specialty stores nationwide and on the Web from April 2005 through December 2007 for about $12.

Manufactured in:

China

Remedy:

Consumers should take the blankets away from children immediately and return it to Douglas for a free replacement blanket or credit toward another item of equal value.

Consumer Contact:

Douglas Co.
(800) 992-9002 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday
www.douglastoys.com