Hello Kitty plush toys recalled by Health Canada due to choking hazard

Fans of Hello Kitty whitethorn beryllium disappointed to larn Health Canada has issued a callback for respective plush toys of the fashionable titular quality owed to a choking hazard.

According to the recall, issued Friday, Canadians who bought definite Sanrio Hello Kitty plush toys with integrative noses sold astatine Treehouse Toys are asked to halt utilizing the merchandise and instrumentality it to the spot of acquisition for a refund.

Health Canada says its sampling and valuation process has determined the toys don’t conscionable the Toys Regulations nether the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, arsenic the hard integrative chemoreceptor connected the plush toys tin detach, which presents a choking hazard for young children.

The callback impacts astir 2,000 to 3,000 products that were sold successful Canada betwixt 2018 and November 2024, nevertheless the bureau says arsenic of Nov. 18 of this year, nary reports of incidents oregon injuries person been reported successful the country.

A full of 10 types of the toys, manufactured successful the Republic of Korea, are affected including the 10-inch Sanrio Fruit Hello Kitty, the peculiar 10-inch Red Riding Hood mentation and the 13-inch peculiar bear/rabbit costume toy.

Consumers tin interaction Treehouse Toys by telephone astatine 587-990-8338 oregon by email for further questions.