CPSC Consumer Product Recalls
Communicorp Recalls Plush Aflac Doctor Duck Due to Violation of Federal Lead Content Ban; Lead Poisoning Hazard
- Recall number
- 20173
- Title
- Communicorp Recalls Plush Aflac Doctor Duck Due to Violation of Federal Lead Content Ban; Lead Poisoning Hazard
- Recall date
- 2020-08-26T00:00:00
- Manufacturers
- []
- Made in
- [{"Country":"China"}]
- Importers
- [{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Communicorp Inc., of Columbus, Ga."}]
- Distributors
- [{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company, of Santa Clarita, Calif."}]
- Sold at
- [{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Directly to Aflac employees and licensed agents from January 2005 through July 2020 for between $3 and $5 and distributed as a promotional giveaway item to customers."}]
- Products
- [{"CategoryID":"","Description":"","Model":"","Name":"6\" Plush Aflac Promotional Doctor Duck","NumberOfUnits":"About 635,500","Type":""}]
- UPCs
- []
- Hazards
- [{"HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":"","Name":"The buttons on the lab coat worn by the Doctor Duck contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content standard. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues."}]
- Remedies
- [{"Name":"Consumers should immediately dispose of the recalled plush Doctor Duck. Communicorp is contacting Aflac employees and licensed agents who purchased the Doctor Duck directly."}]
- Injuries reported
- [{"Name":"None reported."}]
- Description
- This recall involves the six inch plush Aflac promotional Doctor Duck. Doctor Duck is white with a yellow beak and feet. It is dressed in a white lab coat with buttons and a stethoscope. "Aflac" is printed on the front of the duck's lab coat. The plush ducks were distributed by Aflac to consumers as a promotional item.
- Notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Communicorp-Recalls-Plush-Aflac-Doctor-Duck-Due-to-Violation-of-Federal-Lead-Content-Ban-Lead-Poisoning-Hazard
- Last published
- 2020-08-26T00:00:00
Where this comes from
- Register
- CPSC Consumer Product Recalls
- Publisher
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- File
- pages.json
- sha256
- 1b022dde64a0
- Size
- 7128028 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-24
- Read
- 2026-09-29T07:51:23.679Z
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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CPSC Consumer Product Recalls (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission), pages.json, sha256 1b022dde64a0, published 2026-09-24