Product description

Sold since May 2002 through Ikea Stores located in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and WA. The toys are stylized cows in four different colours, pink-red, black, yellow and blue, with different coloured markings for ears, noses and the base of feet.

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Reason the product is recalled

The toys consist of an outer cover of polyester fabric, and inner liner. The filling consists of small polyethylene plastic pellets. There is a risk that if a seam of the toy's covering breaks open, and if the inner liner is also punctured, the filling escaping.

The hazards to consumers

Ingestion/Inhalation

What consumers should do

Return the toy to a IKEA Store for a full refund or a different soft toy. For further information phone IKEA in NSW on (02) 9313 6400 or (02) 8868 3900; QLD on (07) 3340 2000; VIC on (03) 9555 5222; or WA on (08) 9242 6464.

Details to help identify the product

Supplier running the recall

Aust Scan Pty Limited & Cebas Pty Limited (trading as IKEA)

Where the product was sold

New South Wales
Queensland
Victoria
Western Australia

Responsible regulators

Regulators are established or appointed by government. They enforce regulations and rules.

Quote PRA number 2002/5768 when contacting a regulator about this recall.

Recall and remedy questions

Contact the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission if you have:

  • a question about the remedy being offered to you by the business that is responsible for managing this recall, or
  • concerns about the way the business is managing this recall.