Chewbeads Recalls Pacifier Clips Due to Choking Hazard

Recalled September 29, 2015 · CPSC recall 15255 · Chewbeads

Hazard

The "D" ring on the pacifier clip can break, allowing beads to detach, posing a choking hazard.

Remedy

Replace · Refund

Units

About 45,000 in United States (in addition about 5,900 were sold in Canada)

Incidents / injuries

The firm has received seven reports of the beads detaching. No injuries have been reported.

Description

This recall involves five styles of Chewbeads Baby pacifier clip holders. The "Where's the Pacifier?" pacifier clips styles include shapes of a Butterfly, Dinosaur, Heart, Sheriff Badge and a white baseball with red stitching and a major league baseball team logo. "Chewbeads baby" is imprinted in raised letters on the rubber shape attachment. The pacifier clips have eight multi-colored beads threaded through a narrow satin ribbon that attaches to a pacifier on one end and a plastic D-ring on the other. The clip and beads are about six inches long. The garment clip has the following number code on the back of the plastic clip: 3/31/14, 08/08/14, 12/01/14, 14/30/09, 15/02/09, 25/04/14.

What to do

Consumers should immediately take these recalled pacifier clips away from young children and contact Chewbeads for a free replacement pacifier clip or a refund of the purchase price.

Contact

Chewbeads Inc. toll-free at 888-786-7790 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at [email protected] or online at www.chewbeads.com and click on the Product Recall link at the bottom of the page for more information.

Product

Pacifier clips

Imported by

Chewbeads, of New York, N.Y.

Retailers

Buy Buy Baby and small boutique retail stores nationwide and in Canada from September 2014 through June 2015 for $16.50 for the baseball themed clips and $15 for the other style clips.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →