Disney announced a voluntary recall of more than 80,000 of its Forky 11-inch plush toys sold in the U.S and Canada after the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) reported the googly eyes can detach and present a choking hazard to children under the age of three.
The CPSC said the toy can be identified by its poseable arms, rainbow screen art on top of the foot and its plastic rolling googly eyes. The tracking code information is also sewn in a label attached to the base of the toy.
The tracking numbers for the recalled products are:
FAC-024868-18338
FAC-024868-19032
FAC-024868-19060
FAC-024868-19091
“Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and return it to any Disney Store retail location, Walt Disney World, or Disneyland Resort theme park retail store location for a full refund,” the CPSC said in a statement.
There have been no reported incidents as a result of the faulty toys so far.
In a statement, Disney said: “We have decided to voluntarily recall the 11 inch Forky plush due to a manufacturing defect that could potentially pose a choking hazard to children under three.
“Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our Guests and we ask that Guests return the item for a full refund by visiting any North America Disney Store or Disney Theme Parks store, calling 866-537-7649, or emailing personal.shoppers@shopDisney.com.”
The character of Forky is the breakout star is the fourth movie in the immensely successful Toy Story franchise. Voiced by Arrested Development and Veep star Tony Hale, Forky is created by the film’s main child character Bonnie from a spork and other arts and craft materials.
Suffering an existential crisis after coming to life, Forky repeatedly declares that he is not a toy and is in fact trash, despite now being Bonnie’s favorite toy to play with.
To date, Toy Story 4 has grossed more than $650 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo, including a $120 million opening domestic weekend.
For more information about the recall, please visit the Consumer Products Safety Commission’s website.