CPSC, American Greetings Corp. Announce Recall of Cloth Santa Decorations Sold at Wal-Mart
Home product recall 04-042. Announced by CPSC on Nov 26, 2003.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 26, 2003. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
The beaded nose on the cloth Santa decoration could detach, posing an aspiration hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately remove these decorations from any display and keep out of reach of children. Consumers should return the item to Wal-Mart for a refund.
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- How to reach the firm: Call American Greetings Corp. at (800) 777-4891 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
This is an 8-inch, stuffed, plush Santa decoration with a bean bag-type fill material. Santa is outfitted in a traditional red and white suit with black and white spotted trim. He is wearing green gloves and black boots. Model #UX UGF 121J and UPC 61526 09253 are written on the display tag.
500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Cloth Santa decoration.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
6152609253
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by American Greetings Corp., Cleveland, Ohio.
- Wal-Mart stores nationwide, from October 2003 through November 2003, for less than $5.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.