News From CPSC: 1 Recall Announced Today (5/5/2016)

 

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1. Munchkin Recalls Latch Lightweight Pacifiers & Clips Due to Choking Hazard

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Munchkin-Recalls-Latch-Lightweight-Pacificers-and-Clips/

 

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1. Munchkin Recalls Latch Lightweight Pacifiers & Clips Due to Choking Hazard

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Munchkin-Recalls-Latch-Lightweight-Pacificers-and-Clips/

 

Recall Date: March 5, 2016

Recall Number: 16-156

 

Munchkin Recalls Latch Lightweight Pacifiers & Clips Due to Choking Hazard

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Munchkin-Recalls-Latch-Lightweight-Pacificers-and-Clips/

Recall Summary

 

Name of Product: Latch^TM lightweight pacifiers and clips

 

Hazard: The clip cover can detach from the pacifier’s clip, posing a choking hazard for young children.

 

Remedy: Replace

Consumers should immediately take the clip away from young children and contact Munchkin for a free replacement Lightweight Pacifier pack with two pacifiers or a full refund.

Consumer Contact: Munchkin toll-free at 877-242-3134 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.munchkin.com, click on Help at the bottom of the page and then Recalls for more information.

 

Recall Details

 

Photos Available At http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Munchkin-Recalls-Latch-Lightweight-Pacificers-and-Clips/

 

Units: About 180,000

 

Description: This recall involves Munchkin’s Latch lightweight pacifiers and clips sold as a set. The pacifiers were sold in five styles: designer, rattle and heartbeat clips with 0m+ natural shape pacifiers, and designer and rattle clips with 6m+ orthodontic pacifiers. The designer pacifiers and clips 0m+ and 6m+ are in three color patterns: blue and white strips, orange and with white polka dots and pink with white polka dots. The rattle pacifiers and clips 0m+ and 6m+ are green with beads in the pacifier cover to make a rattle sound and have a polka dot strap. The heartbeat pacifiers and clips have a red, heart-shaped pacifier cover and red and white polka dots on the strap.

 

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 10 reports (5 in the U.S. and 5 in Canada) of the clip cover detaching from the pacifier clip. No injuries have been reported.

Sold at: Babies R Us, Target, Wal-Mart and other mass merchandisers, juvenile product, baby boutique and discount stores nationwide and online at amazon.com, munchkin.com and other website from March 2014 through March 2016 for between $11 and $15.

Importer: Munchkin Inc., of Van Nuys, Calif.

 

Manufactured in: China

 

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