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Small Plastic Animal Toys Recalled by Jack’s

Kids’ product recall 84-005. Announced by CPSC on Jan 25, 1984.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Jan 25, 1984. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

Choking

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Which ones are recalled?

Small Plastic Animal Toys Recalled by Jack’s NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 1984 Release # 84-005 Plastic Animals Distributed In Fast Food Firm’s Food Promotion May Present Choking Hazard To Small Children In cooperation with the Consumer. Product Safety Commission, Jack’s Food Systems Inc., a fast food chain located in Alabama, Flordia, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee today announced a voluntary recall of small plastic animals because of the potential danger of choking to small children under 3 years of age. These toys were given away as part of a “Quacker Jack’s Surprise Pack” which consisted of a hamburger, french fries, and a carbonated beverage. Distribution of the toys was stopped in September 1983. The toys have not been involved in any choking incidents known to CPSC. The toys have no identifying marks and are made of hard plastic in various colors. The toys vary in length, but most are approximately 2” or smaller. The toys include such animals as a lion, lioness, squirrel, coyote, collie, poodle, pig, hen with chicks, duck with ducklings, calf, alligator, elephant, goat, standing monkey, sitting monkey, horse, ram, rhino. Camel, sheep and hippo. Consumers who obtained these toys for children under three (3) years of age should remove these products from use immediately. The toys should be returned to the Jack’s fast food restaurant where obtained. Consumers will receive a discount on their next purchase of a Surprise Pack. Anyone wishing additional information may contact CPSC’s toll free Hotline at 80043-CPSC. A teletypewriter number for the hearing impaired is (301) 595-7054.

Quacker Jack’s Surprise Pack small plastic animals.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by Jack’s Food Systems.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.

Source:

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.
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Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

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.

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