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BusinessFebruary 3, 1997

Federal safety regulators offered this advice to parents across America -- and their long-locked little girls -- on how to muzzle their hair-munching dolls: "Disconnect the insatiable toy's batteries." The Consumer Product Safety Commission stopped short recently of issuing a warning about Cabbage Patch Snacktime Kids -- the most lenient action it could have taken. Nor did it issue a recall on the toy, which would be the most severe penalty the agency could impose...

Federal safety regulators offered this advice to parents across America -- and their long-locked little girls -- on how to muzzle their hair-munching dolls: "Disconnect the insatiable toy's batteries."

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission stopped short recently of issuing a warning about Cabbage Patch Snacktime Kids -- the most lenient action it could have taken. Nor did it issue a recall on the toy, which would be the most severe penalty the agency could impose.

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