Atico International USA Recalls Holiday Rattle Baby Slippers Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walgreens
Recall 11167 · Mar 10, 2011 · Atico International USA
57,000
units affected
57,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11167
- Date
- Mar 10, 2011
- Company
- Atico International USA
- Units affected
- 57,000
- Product
- Holiday rattle baby slippers
- Product type
- Slippers
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recalled slippers are decorated with stuffed fabric figures including snowmen, Santa, reindeer, and penguins, and have decorative rattles inside the slippers that sound like bells when shaken. Item number 999526 is printed on the back of the cardboard header card packaging. "Find Your Joy" is printed on the front of the slippers packaging.
What can happen
The internal stuffing and rattle inside the slippers decorative figures can be pulled out, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
The firm is out of business, the remedy is no longer available, and the product should be discarded or destroyed.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Atico received one report of a 7-month old baby that was found beginning to turn blue with the slippers' stuffing in its mouth. The baby's father removed the stuffing. Two additional reports of babies wearing the slippers who pulled on the rattle/stuffing and the stuffing came out were also reported. No injuries reported.
- Sold at
- Walgreen stores nationwide from October 2010 through January 2011 for about $5.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled holiday rattle baby slippers?
The firm is out of business, the remedy is no longer available, and the product should be discarded or destroyed.
What is the hazard?
The internal stuffing and rattle inside the slippers decorative figures can be pulled out, posing a choking hazard to young children.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.