WASHINGTON — Ikea Corp. is recalling about teddy bears because plastic beads inside the bears could come out, posing a hazard to young children who might accidentally inhale them.

The Swedish furniture company has not received any reports of incidents, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.

The company's Canadian Web site said IKEA is voluntarily recalling its red, yellow, blue and black SNUTTIG bear soft toys (Price $1.95). To date, over one million SNUTTIG soft toys have been sold worldwide including close to 117,000 in Canada.

Consumers should take the SNUTTIG bear soft toy away from young children and return it to IKEA stores to be destroyed and they will receive a full refund.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact IKEA at:
1-800-661-9807.

The recalled bears are red, yellow, blue and black and are about 15 centimetres tall. The bears have the name SNUTTIG on the product label, along with model number 700-371-56, manufacturer code 17596 and the words Made in Indonesia.

Ikea stores sold the bears from August 2001 through September 2002.