Douglas Recalls Plush Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #17155) was formally reported on May 17, 2017. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Douglas Company Inc., of Keene, N.h. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records list the affected scope as About 25,000.

The documented reason for this recall is: The plastic eyes on the plush toys can detach, posing a choking hazard. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should immediately take the recalled plush toys away from young children and contact the firm to receive a free replacement product or a full refund. — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 9 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.