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Aladdin plush doll recalled by Health Canada due to a choking hazard

Arthur C. Green
By Arthur C. Green

This recall involves the blue Aladdin plush doll (10 inches) and Health Canada warns that approximately 7,800 units of the affected product were sold in Canada.

The nose and earring of the plush doll may detach and form into small, dangerous pieces posing a choking hazard to young children Health Canada stated.

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The affected products were sold from April 2019 to October 4, 2019, and were manufactured in Guangdong China by Wan Le Toys . They were then distributed in Canada by Imports Dragon located in Quebec.

Health Canada says that parents should immediately take the recalled plush doll away from children and dispose of it.

The nose and earring of the plush doll may detach and form into small, dangerous pieces posing a choking hazard to young children Health Canada stated. Arthur C. Green/Submitted Image

For more information, consumers may contact client services at Imports Dragon at 1-866-559-8128 between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products that pose a danger to human health or safety from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

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Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green is from Whitbourne Newfoundland and graduated from the CNA Journalism Program. Arthur also studied Business Marketing and Political Science at Memorial University in Essex England and St. John's Newfoundland. Green has worked as a spot news photographer/journalist with such news organizations as CBC, CBC Radio, NTV, Saltwire and Postmedia in Alberta.

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