CPSC2014-01-30
Fred & Friends Recalls Infant Pacifiers Due to Choking Hazard
Fred & Friends, of Cumberland, R.I., a division of Lifetime Brands, Inc., of Garden City, N.Y.
Hazard
The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The beard on the Artiste and the knob on the Volume pacifiers can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. In addition, the ventilation holes on the Volume and Panic pacifier guards are too small.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers away from young children and return them to Fred and Friends for a $12 refund. Fred and Friends is providing a postage paid envelope for consumers to return the recalled pacifiers.
Sold at
Department stores, gift, drug, toy, baby product, grocery and home decorating stores, and hospital, museum gift shops nationwide and various websites from April 2013 through December 2013 for about $10.
Affected count
About 183,000 in the United States and 17,000 in Canada
Injuries reported
Fred & Friends has received one report of the knob on the Volume pacifier detaching. No injuries have been reported.
Manufactured in
China
Remedy type
Refund
Products
Fred & Friends Chill Baby Artiste, Volume and Panic pacifiers
Consumer contact
Fred and Friends toll-free at (855) 346-6372 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email the firm at pacifiersconsumer@fredandfriends.com or online at www.fredandfriends.com and click on Pacifier Recall for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2014/Fred-and-Friends-Recalls-Infant-PacifiersDon't want to check this manually?
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