| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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| July 20, 1989 |
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| Release # 89-070 |
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Craft Dolls Recalled; Arms May Present Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Twelve models of dolls called Cupie
Dolls and sold as home craft products since June 1982, are being
voluntarily recalled by Mangelsen's of Omaha, Nebraska. Tests
conducted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
show that the dolls' arms may come off and present a choking
hazard to young children.
Sold under the label, "Doll Craftin," the recalled models
include: 411 Cupie Doll models 155-67, 156-07, 156-09; 5 3/411
Cupie Doll model 156-13; 4 1/211 Sitting Honey Doll model 156-63;
4 3/411 "Jill Doll" with Top Knot model 157-96; 5 1/211 Honey Bun
Doll models 158-43, 158-45, 158-46; 5 1/211 Curly-One Doll models
158-69, 158-70; 4 1/211 Sitting Curly-One Doll models 158-71
through 158-76; Honey Dear Dolls models 158-77 through 158-82;
and two unnamed dolls, models 156-61 and 157-97.
Cupie Dolls are soft plastic unclothed baby dolls with
rooted fake hair, yarn hair, or molded hair. The dolls were sold
in clear plastic bags with cardboard headers labeled, "Doll
Craftin" and "Made in Hong Kong" or "... Taiwan".
Consumers who have the recalled Cupie Doll dolls being
recalled should immediately take-them away from young children
and return them to Mangelsen's, Inc., 5455 South 90th Street,
Omaha, NE 68127 for a refund of the full purchase price and
postage; or consumers may request the next largest size doll
which has no hazardous small parts.
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