Various Firms Recall Flashing Pacifiers for Choking, Aspiration and Strangulation Hazards

Recalled November 2, 2006 · CPSC recall 07024 · Various Firms

Hazard

These pacifiers failed to meet federal safety standards for pacifiers. The nipple can separate from the shield easily, posing a choking hazard. Some pacifiers were sold with necklaces that pose a strangulation hazard, and one of the necklaces has beads that can come loose, which poses an aspiration hazard. Though they are marketed for older children, they could be given to babies, and can cause serious injury or death.

Remedy

Consumers should take these pacifiers away from young children immediately and dispose of them. Consumers can also return the pacifiers to the retailers for a refund.

Units

About 237,000

Incidents / injuries

None reported.

Description

The units involved are flashing pacifiers and flashing pacifiers with whistles. The pacifiers are clear or colored purple, blue, pink or green. The pacifiers have five flashing LED lights that are red and blue, red and light green and orange. Some pacifiers are sold with a rainbow cord that is attached to handles, and some cords have breakaway connectors. One pacifier has multi-colored beads on the cords in the shapes of barrels, trains, boats and various animals. Pacifiers were sold in clamshell packages. The packaging has a warning that states they are for "12+ Years" or "6+ Years." Some of the products have a warning on the packaging that they are not a real pacifier, but a practical joke. The chart below lists additional information about the products sold and what is written on the packaging. Company Name/Contact Trade Name Model/Bar Code Rhode Island Novelty (800) 528-5599 www.rinovelty.com Flashing Joke Novelty Pacifier Model GL-FLAP5 Hayes Specialties Corp. (800) 642-9373 www.ehayes.com "Hot" Flashing Pacifier Bar Code 0 85754 15115 4 My Bargain Bin LLC (800) 431-1389 www.mybargainbin.com 2 in 1 Flashing Pacifier with Whistle Model FP Bar Code 7 62656 31137 5 Ravesupply.com [email protected] Pacifier Necklace Model PAC-STANDARD Vistawholesale.com Call collect at (765) 653-0906 www.vistawholesale.com/pacyrecall 2 in 1 Flashing Pacifier with Whistle Blink Pacifier Xtreme Jewelry (866) 388-3838 Email: [email protected] "Hot" Flashing Pacifier Bar Code 0 12480 01132 8 Intertradecorp.com (888) 622-7348 www.intertradecorp.com Flashing Pacifier "I am baby, I need to be loved." Flashing Pacifier Litesrus.com [email protected] 2 in 1 Flashing Pacifier with Whistle Necklace Flashing Pacifier with Whistle Necklace Dollar Days International LLC (877) 969-7742 www.dollardays.com Practical Joke "Hot" Flashing Pacifier 2 in 1 Flashing Pacifier with Whistle Bar Code 0 85754 15115 4 Bar Code 7 62656 31137 3

What to do

Consumers should take these pacifiers away from young children immediately and dispose of them. Consumers can also return the pacifiers to the retailers for a refund.

Contact

For more information, contact the firm above.

Product

Flashing Pacifiers

Imported by

Rhode Island Novelty, of Providence, R.I. · Hayes Specialties Corp., of Saginaw, Mich. · My Bargain Bin LLC., of New Castle, Del. · Ravesupply.com, of Las Vegas, Nev. · Vistawholesale.com, of Greencastle, Ind. · Xtreme Jewelry, of New York, N.Y. · Intertradecorp.com, of Cheverly, Md. · Litesrus.com, of San Jose, Calif. · Dollar Days International LLC, of Scottsdale, Ariz.

Retailers

Novelty shops, toy stores, carnivals, amusement parks and by Web retailers nationwide from January 2003 through September 2006 for between $0.55 and $13.

Made in

China

UPC

012480011328 · 085754151154 · 762656311373 · 762656311375

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