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iheartguts.com - 1/16/2009

Plush Uterus safety recall

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BehindTheMedspeak: 'The ovaries may be pulled off and become a choking hazard'
bookofjoe — ... File under "Weirdest product recalls of all time." Long story short: On December 19, 2008 iheartguts, which makes plush replicas of human organs, issued the following notice: "Voluntary safety recall of Plush Uterus due to potential choking hazard for children. Recall participants will receive a 15%-off online coupon code. Consumers may either return for refund/exchange, or opt-out via email if the uterus is not accessible to children." [via Jean Roberts] ...

Iheartguts.com’s Uterus not safe for children
Gizmodiva.com — How many times have we worried over our child’s safety, especially when it comes to toys that could lead to serious problems like choking? So it came as a shock when adults were warned to keep their little ones away from the cute and cuddly uterus toy by iheartguts.com. Their latest toy, the uterus has apparently failed to meet the American standards of child safety. The stuffed toy, which is pink and has a smiling face, becomes a choking hazard for small children if its fallopian tubes are pulled and the ovaries become detached. The creators of the toys have ...

WonderCon 2009: 10 Things We Would Have Bought
Wired Top Stories — ... 3. Plush hearts are one thing, but plush lungs? Plush livers? And — my God — even a plush spleen? I Heart Guts, the creation of artist Wendy Bryan, is a collection of stuffed toys, shirts, stickers, etc. made of cute versions of the internal organs and glands that make up the fascinating human body. Our favorite shirt depicts two amorous kidneys with the slogan "When Urine Love." Prices range from $14 to $18, roughly equivalent to the approximate sales tax and handling fees for one signed photo of Mark Hamill. ...