Bungle Bells: Toy mouse recalled over 'paedophile' song
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The £2.99 novelty toy, made by Humatt, of Ferndown, Dorset, was sold in smaller shops and on market stalls.
The store's distributors said the man who provided the voice for the Chinese-made toy was unable to pronounce certain sounds, while his voice was also speeded up to distort and heighten the pitch.
A mother told The Sun: "When I squeezed its tummy I couldn't believe my ears. I recognised the tune, but the words were certainly not traditional. Luckily my children are too young to understand."
A spokesman for the company said: "We've slowed the song down and it definitely says Jingle Bells. But we have recalled them now just in case anybody might take offence."
The recall comes after claims another Christmas toy, Go Go Hamsters, contains antimony, a chemical linked to cancer, according to a US consumer group.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/audio/2009/dec/07/mouse-toy-jingle-bells-paedophile?popup=true
