Epoch Everlasting Play Recalls All Calico Critters Animal Figures and Sets Sold with Bottle and Pacifier Accessories, More than 3.2 Million, Due to Choking Hazard; Two Deaths Reported
Recall 23150 · Mar 9, 2023 · Epoch Everlasting Play
3,200,000
units affected
3,200,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 23150
- Date
- Mar 9, 2023
- Company
- Epoch Everlasting Play
- Units affected
- 3,200,000
- Product
- Calico Critters® Animal Figures and Sets sold with Bottle and Pacifier Accessories
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves all Calico Critters flocked animal figures and sets sold with bottle and pacifier accessories. The following item numbers are printed on the bottom of the product packaging. The bottle accessories were sold in yellow, pink, blue and orange colors. One style of the bottle has two yellow handles. The pacifier accessories were sold in yellow, orange, pink, dark pink, blue and teal colors. ITEM DESCRIPTION CC1407 SANDY CAT TWINS CC1450 CHIHUAHUA TWINS CC1459 BORDER COLLIE TWINS CC1481 HAZELNUT CHIPMUNK TWINS CC1491 FLUFFY HAMSTER TWINS CC1508 WILDER PANDA TWINS CC1510 CUDDLE BEAR TWINS CC1529 SLYDALE FOX TWINS CC1533 HAWTHORNE TWINS CC1571 ELLWOODS ELEPHANT TWINS CC1586 PERSIAN CAT TWINS CC1641 FISHER CAT TWINS CC1643 BL HOPSCOTCH RABBIT TWIN CC1664 HIGHCHAIR AND ACCESSORIES CC1689 BUTTERCUP TWINS CC1694 CC SILK CAT TWINS CC1737 BL TOY POODLE TWINS CC1750 BABY NURSERY SET CC1761 TWINS ASSORTMENT - PK 9 CC1795 BL MAPLE CAT TWINS CC1924 BL PICKLEWEEDS HEDGE TWN CC1955 JASON AND AMANDA VISIT DR.
What can happen
The bottle and pacifier accessories pose a choking hazard to children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled bottle and pacifier accessories away from children and contact Epoch Everlasting Play LLC for instructions on how to submit a photo of the recalled bottle and/or pacifier accessory along with contact information and confirmation of destruction to receive a free replacement accessory.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Epoch Everlasting Play LLC is aware of three incidents involving the pacifier accessory, including two deaths. One fatal incident involved a 2-year-old child in 2018 in New Mexico, and the other fatal incident involved a 9-month-old child in 2015 in Japan (with a pacifier accessory distributed by Epoch Japan).
- Sold at
- Walmart, Meijer, and other stores nationwide and online at www.calicocritters.com and www.amazon.com from January 2000 through December 2021 for between $10 and $80.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled calico critters® animal figures and sets sold with bottle and pacifier accessories?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled bottle and pacifier accessories away from children and contact Epoch Everlasting Play LLC for instructions on how to submit a photo of the recalled bottle and/or pacifier accessory along with contact information and confirmation of destruction to receive a free.
What is the hazard?
The bottle and pacifier accessories pose a choking hazard to 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.