31,000 Baby Cookie Monster Toys Sold at Wal-Mart Recalled

Approximately 31,000 Baby Cookie Monster Plush Toys sold with a DVD at Wal-Mart have been recalled today due to a choking hazard, according to the US Consumer Product Safetly Commission (CPSC).

“The small felt fabric cookie attached to the plush toy’s hand can be removed easily and ingested by young children, posing a choking hazard,” according to the CPSC. The plush toys were sold for about $15 at Wal-Mart stores nationwide from March 2006 to July 2006, reported the CPSC.

“This recall involves the Baby Cookie Monster plush toy packaged with certain Sesame Beginnings Make Music Together DVDs. The blue plush toy has a small, felt fabric cookie attached to its hand. The plush toy and DVD are packaged in a yellow and green box with the words “Sesame Beginnings” and “Make Music Together” printed on the front. The product is labeled for children ages 6 months and up.”

The CPSC recommends that “using scissors, consumers should immediately remove the felt cookie and its connecting thread from the plush toy. Once detached, the felt cookie and thread should be disposed of immediately.”

For additional information, contact Sesame Workshop at (800) 986-1619 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit Sesame Workshop’s Web site at www.sesameworkshop.org/recall