Child safety: Wal-Mart recalls 174K dolls due to burn risk
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is recalling 174,000聽dolls聽because the toy can overheat and potentially burn consumers. 聽
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that the "My Sweet Love / My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care Baby聽Doll" has a circuit board in its chest that can overheat, causing the surface of the聽doll聽to get hot and burn someone.
Wal-Mart has received 12 reports of incidents, including two burns or blisters to the thumb.
Consumers should stop using the product, remove the batteries and return them to any Wal-Mart store for a refund.
The electronic baby聽doll, made by Tak Ngai Electronic Toys Co. of China, was sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores from 2012 through 2014 for $20.
It comes in pink floral clothing and a matching knit hat. The 16-inch聽doll聽is packaged with a toy medical check-up kit. The聽doll聽babbles when she gets "sick" and her cheeks turn red and she starts coughing. Using the medical kit pieces cause the symptoms to stop.
The聽doll聽is identified by UPC 6-04576-16800-5 and a date code, found on a label sewn to the bottom of the聽doll, which begins with WM.
Consumers interested in finding out more about product safety recalls can visit the on the Consumer Product Safety Commission website for a list of the latest products to be recalled and how to replace those products or receive a refund.
