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
Epoch Everlasting Play LLC , of Pine Brook, New Jersey
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-ReportedDon't want to check this manually?
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