Munchkin Recalls Latch Lightweight Pacifiers & Clips Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 16156 · May 5, 2016 · Munchkin
180,000
units affected
180,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16156
- Date
- May 5, 2016
- Company
- Munchkin
- Units affected
- 180,000
- Product
- Latch™ lightweight pacifiers and clips
- Product type
- Pacifiers and Teething Rings
- Remedy
- Refund, Replacement
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves Munchkin's Latch lightweight pacifiers and clips sold as a set. The pacifiers were sold in five styles: designer, rattle and heartbeat clips with 0m+ natural shape pacifiers, and designer and rattle clips with 6m+ orthodontic pacifiers. The designer pacifiers and clips 0m+ and 6m+ are in three color patterns: blue and white strips, orange and with white polka dots and pink with white polka dots. The rattle pacifiers and clips 0m+ and 6m+ are green with beads in the pacifier cover to make a rattle sound and have a polka dot strap. The heartbeat pacifiers and clips have a red, heart-shaped pacifier cover and red and white polka dots on the strap.
What can happen
The clip cover can detach from the pacifier's clip, posing a choking hazard for young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the clip away from young children and contact Munchkin for a free replacement Lightweight Pacifier pack with two pacifiers or a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received 10 reports (5 in the U.S. and 5 in Canada) of the clip cover detaching from the pacifier clip. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Babies R Us, Target, Wal-Mart and other mass merchandisers, juvenile product, baby boutique and discount stores nationwide and online at amazon.com, munchkin.com and other website from March 2014 through March 2016 for between $11 and $15.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled latch™ lightweight pacifiers and clips?
Consumers should immediately take the clip away from young children and contact Munchkin for a free replacement Lightweight Pacifier pack with two pacifiers or a full refund.
What is the hazard?
The clip cover can detach from the pacifier's clip, posing a choking hazard for 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.