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From: mcal@ihuxb.UUCP (Mike Clifford)
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Subject: Re: "Comfy" Dolls
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Date: Sat, 4-Jan-86 09:25:46 EST
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> I thought I would pass on some info
> I heard regarding "Comfy" dolls.
> These dolls are made in Taiwan,
> but I do not know the manufacturers name,
> although the dolls are called "Comfy".
> It seems the doll's stuffing is contaminated
> with insecticide/pesticide.
> The grandchild of someone my mom works with
> was getting sick and after some investigation
> they found out about this contaminated doll that the
> child had.
> This is all the info I have.
> Has anyone heard of anything else?
> Barb Nemeth
> bellcore!pyuxa!barb

Hmmm, we bought one of these Comfy dolls for Lauren (about $5, right?) and
haven't seen any ill effects.  I sure do hate to take the chance that it is
OK, only to have Lauren get sick later.  I'd really appreciate more details,
or maybe more on how it was discovered that the doll was contaminated, the
symptoms of the illness...
Also, the same company (Abernathy and ???) is offering "Comfy" Bears now.
We just received something in the mail about it.  Looks very similar to the 
Comfy doll.

Mike Clifford