Tommee Tippee Sippee Spill-Proof Cups Recalled by Mayborn USA Due to Risk of Mold Exposure
Recall 16179 · May 27, 2016 · Mayborn USA Inc.
3,100,000
units affected
3,100,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16179
- Date
- May 27, 2016
- Company
- Mayborn USA Inc.
- Units affected
- 3,100,000
- Product
- Tommee Tippee Sippee spill-proof cups
- Product type
- Baby Bottles and Cups
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Other or not stated
The product
This recall involves five types of spill-proof Tommee Tippee Sippee cups all with a removable, one-piece white valve. The five types include: First Sips Transition cup, Trainer Sippee cup, Sippee cup (including Cute Quips), Sportee bottle and Insulated Swiggle/Sippee tumblers. The plastic drinking cups have spill-proof tops, easy-grip sides with detachable handles and were sold in clear with colored lids and a variety of colors and character prints. Some of the cups include short phrases on the front of the cups including: "You Pour I'll Fling," or "Drink Drop Repeat." The cups have a 7 to 10 oz. capacity and were sold for children ages 4 to 12 months. Only Tommee Tippee Sippee cups with a removable, one-piece white valve are included in this recall.
What can happen
Mold can develop on the removable, one-piece, white valve inside the spill-proof Tommee Tippee Sippee cups when it remains wet/moist and is infrequently cleaned.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Sippee cups and contact Mayborn to receive a free replacement cup.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Mayborn USA has received 3,066 reports of mold in the removable, one-piece, opaque valve of the Sippee cups, including 68 reports of children experiencing diarrhea, vomiting or other symptoms associated with drinking from a cup with mold in the valve.
- Sold at
- BuyBuy Baby, CVS, Giant, Kohl's, Marco Baby, Marshalls, Meijer, Sam's Club, Ross Stores, Target, Bealls Outlet, Walgreens and Wal-Mart and other mass merchandise stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Babyhaven.com, and Diapers.com from December 2014 through May 2016 for between $4 and $7.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled tommee tippee sippee spill-proof cups?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Sippee cups and contact Mayborn to receive a free replacement cup.
What is the hazard?
Mold can develop on the removable, one-piece, white valve inside the spill-proof Tommee Tippee Sippee cups when it remains wet/moist and is infrequently cleaned.
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.