CPSC, Determined Productions Announce Recall of Plush Toys Sold at Kohl’s Department Stores
Kids’ product recall 04-194. Announced by CPSC on Aug 6, 2004.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 6, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 90,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The seams in the toy can tear open and expose small plastic pellets, posing a choking or aspiration hazard to young children who mouth the pellets.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers are advised to stop using the toy immediately and contact Determined Productions or stop at a local Kohl’s Department Stores to receive a refund or store credit.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Call Determined Productions toll-free at (877) 925-0660 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or email the firm at Normamail@dpisf.com. Consumers also can visit Kohl’s website at www.kohls.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled toy is an 11-inch purple stuffed frog with a green chin, belly, hands and feet. The stuffed frog has the word “BRAVE” sewn in purple letters onto the underside of its right foot.
90,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Plush Frog Stuffed Animal.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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 Determined Productions Inc., Larkspur, Calif.
- Kohl’s Department Stores sold the toys exclusively throughout July 2004 for about $5.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Determined Productions has received one report of seam breakage on the toy, resulting in a child choking on the plastic pellets. The child was taken to the hospital and released without any injury, after a procedure to look for aspirated beads.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- 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.