Next Step Plastic Sippy/Tumbler Cups Recalled for Laceration Hazard
Recall 07520 · Jan 22, 2007 · Artcraft and Foremost Inc.
43,500
units affected
43,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 07520
- Date
- Jan 22, 2007
- Company
- Artcraft and Foremost Inc.
- Units affected
- 43,500
- Product
- Sippy/Tumbler Cups
- Product type
- Sippy/Tumbler Cups
- Hazard
- Cuts
The product
This recall involves plastic sippy/tumbler cups bearing the "Next Step" logo. The 7-ounce cup has an aqua blue cap and a yellow, rubber-like material covering the handles and bottom of the cup.
What can happen
The impact of being dropped or banged can cause the cup to break into pieces, resulting in sharp or jagged edges that pose a laceration hazard to children.
The fix
Consumers should take the cups away from children and discard them immediately. Consumers can contact Mead Johnson Nutritionals for information on how to receive a $10 coupon toward the purchase of Next Step LIPIL baby formula.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Artcraft and Foremost Inc. has received 90 reports of the cups breaking into pieces and/or the handles breaking off, resulting in six reports of minor injuries such as cuts to the fingers and thumbs.
- Sold at
- Mead Johnson Nutritionals as a promotional giveaway to physicians and consumers nationwide via direct mail from September 2006 to October 2006.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled sippy/tumbler cups?
Consumers should take the cups away from children and discard them immediately. Consumers can contact Mead Johnson Nutritionals for information on how to receive a $10 coupon toward the purchase of Next Step LIPIL baby formula.
What is the hazard?
The impact of being dropped or banged can cause the cup to break into pieces, resulting in sharp or jagged edges that pose a laceration 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.