CPSC2023-03-09

Epoch Everlasting Play Recalls All Calico Critters Animal Figures and Sets Sold with Bottle and Pacifier Accessories, More than 3.2 Million, Due to Choking Hazard; Two Deaths Reported

Product photos

Recalled bottle in yellow and recalled pacifier in pink
Recalled bottle in yellow and recalled pacifier in pink
Example Item CC2019 Yellow Labrador Twins with recalled bottle in yellow and recalled pacifier in pink
Example Item CC2019 Yellow Labrador Twins with recalled bottle in yellow and recalled pacifier in pink
Hazard

The bottle and pacifier accessories pose a choking hazard to children.

Remedy
Consumers should immediately take the recalled bottle and pacifier accessories away from children and contact Epoch Everlasting Play LLC for instructions on how to submit a photo of the recalled bottle and/or pacifier accessory along with contact information and confirmation of destruction to receive a free replacement accessory.
Sold at
Walmart, Meijer, and other stores nationwide and online at www.calicocritters.com and www.amazon.com from January 2000 through December 2021 for between $10 and $80.
Affected count
More than 3.2 Million
Injuries reported
Epoch Everlasting Play LLC is aware of three incidents involving the pacifier accessory, including two deaths. One fatal incident involved a 2-year-old child in 2018 in New Mexico, and the other fatal incident involved a 9-month-old child in 2015 in Japan (with a pacifier accessory distributed by Epoch Japan).
Manufactured in
China
Remedy type
Replace
Products
Calico Critters® Animal Figures and Sets sold with Bottle and Pacifier Accessories
Consumer contact
Epoch Everlasting Play LLC at800-631-1272 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or by email at productsafety@epocheverlastingplay.com, or online at www.epocheverlastingplay.com/recalls or https://epocheverlastingplay.com/ and click on "Product Recalls" at the top of the landing page or https://calicocritters.com/en-us/ and click on "Recall Information" at the top of the landing page.

Official notice

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Epoch-Everlasting-Play-Recalls-All-Calico-Critters-Animal-Figures-and-Sets-Sold-with-Bottle-and-Pacifier-Accessories-More-than-3-2-Million-Due-to-Choking-Hazard-Two-Deaths-Reported

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