CPSC, Whitehall-Robins Healthcare Announce Recall of Teething Rings

Recalled June 29, 2000 · CPSC recall 00135 · Whitehall-Robins Healthcare

Recalled Baby Anbesol® Baby Teething Kit

Hazard

When bent, these teething rings can fit into an infant's mouth and trigger a gagging reflex. This poses a risk of vomiting, which could result in choking and aspiration.

Remedy

Consumers should take these teething rings away from infants immediately. Contact Whitehall-Robins Healthcare for information on returning the teething ring in order to receive a free Anbesol® product.

Units

About 475,000

Incidents / injuries

Whitehall-Robins Healthcare has received two reports from consumers of children gagging on the teething rings, including one report of a child starting to choke.

Description

These teethers were sold with .25 oz. tubes of Baby Anbesol® Grape Gel, an oral anesthetic. The teethers are yellow and shaped like rabbits. They are about 3 inches long and 2.25 inches high. Two holes are molded into the teething ring for infants to grasp. The packaging reads, "THE BABY'S TEETHING KIT," and "FAST TEETHING PAIN RELIEF." Only the teething rings, and not the Baby Anbesol® Grape Gel, are being recalled.

What to do

Contact

Consumers can call Whitehall-Robins Healthcare at (800) 525-2607 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to the firm's website at http://www3.young-america.com/2506-2/Recall.asp

Product

Baby Anbesol® Baby Teething Kits

Manufacturer(s)

Whitehall-Robins Healthcare, of Madison, N.J.

Retailers

Mass merchandise, drug and grocery stores nationwide sold Baby Anbesol with these teethers, from May 1999 through June 2000, for about $6.

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