Fred & Friends Recalls Infant Pacifiers Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 14097 · Jan 30, 2014 · Fred & Friends
183,000
units affected
183,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14097
- Date
- Jan 30, 2014
- Company
- Fred & Friends
- Units affected
- 183,000
- Product
- Fred & Friends Chill Baby Artiste, Volume and Panic pacifiers
- Product type
- Pacifiers and Teething Rings
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves three styles of Fred and Friends Chill Baby pacifiers, including the Artiste with a black plastic beard and mustache, Volume with a black volume control knob and Panic with a red panic button. The pacifier's name and UPC are printed on the packaging. The Artiste's UPC is 728987021282, the Volume style's UPC is 728987020599 and the Panic style's UPC is 728987020605. The pacifiers are plastic and silicone rubber and measure about 2 inches wide and 1½ inches tall.
What can happen
The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The beard on the Artiste and the knob on the Volume pacifiers can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. In addition, the ventilation holes on the Volume and Panic pacifier guards are too small.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers away from young children and return them to Fred and Friends for a $12 refund. Fred and Friends is providing a postage paid envelope for consumers to return the recalled pacifiers.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Fred & Friends has received one report of the knob on the Volume pacifier detaching. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Department stores, gift, drug, toy, baby product, grocery and home decorating stores, and hospital, museum gift shops nationwide and various websites from April 2013 through December 2013 for about $10.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled fred & friends chill baby artiste, volume and panic pacifiers?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers away from young children and return them to Fred and Friends for a $12 refund. Fred and Friends is providing a postage paid envelope for consumers to return the recalled pacifiers.
What is the hazard?
The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The beard on the Artiste and the knob on the Volume pacifiers can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. In addition, the ventilation holes on the Volume and Panic pacifier guards are too small.
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.