CPSCGeneral Alert
CPSC, Unilever Home and Personal Care USA Announce Recall of Snuggle® Teeny Bean...
Published: May 10, 2001Recall ID: 01146Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The yellow pom-pom can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Product Description & Identification
The bear was included as a promotional item in Snuggle®, Cuddle Up®, Fresh Rain™, and Sweet Slumber™ fabric softener products sold in twin packs. Each twin pack contains a bottle of liquid fabric softener and a box of softener sheets along with the bear. The bean bear is 5 inches tall and wears a blue nightcap with a yellow moon and star design. At the end of the nightcap is a yellow pom-pom. A label on the bear reads in part "©2001 Lever Brothers Company, Made In China." No other Snuggle bears are included in this recall.
Affected Products
Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bears
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
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| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2001/CPSC-Unilever-Home-and-Personal-Care-USA-Announce-Recall-of-Snuggle-Teeny-Bean-Bears-Included-with-Fabric-Softener |
| Title | CPSC, Unilever Home and Personal Care USA Announce Recall of Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bears Included with Fabric Softener |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/snuggle-bear.jpeg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Recalled Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bear |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/snuggle-bear-product.jpeg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Recalled Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bear with Snuggle Fabric Softener |
| Hazards › Name | The yellow pom-pom can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
| Injuries › Name | CPSC and Unilever Home and Personal Care USA have received one report of an infant who put the pom-pom in his mouth, gagged and began to choke, before his mother removed the pom-pom. |
| Products › Name | Snuggle® Teeny Bean Bears |
| Products › Type | Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed |
| Products › Category I D | 2182 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 150,000 |
| Recall I D | 790 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should immediately remove the bear's pom-pom, to eliminate the choking hazard. |
| Importers › Name | Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, of Greenwich, Conn. |
| Retailers › Name | Wal-Mart Stores nationwide sold the twin packs containing the bear with the pom-pom on the cap, from March 2001 through April 2001, for between $7 and $8. |
| Recall Date | 2001-05-10T00:00:00 |
| Description | The bear was included as a promotional item in Snuggle®, Cuddle Up®, Fresh Rain™, and Sweet Slumber™ fabric softener products sold in twin packs. Each twin pack contains a bottle of liquid fabric softener and a box of softener sheets along with the bear. The bean bear is 5 inches tall and wears a blue nightcap with a yellow moon and star design. At the end of the nightcap is a yellow pom-pom. A label on the bear reads in part "©2001 Lever Brothers Company, Made In China." No other Snuggle bears are included in this recall. |
| Recall Number | 01146 |
| Consumer Contact | For additional information, consumers can contact Snuggle at (800)-598-5005 between 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at Snuggletime.com. |
| Last Publish Date | 2026-02-24T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |