Top Goods Trading Recalls Flashing Pacifiers Due to Choking and Strangulation Hazard
Recall 09089 · Jan 13, 2009 · Top Goods Trading
38,000
units affected
38,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 09089
- Date
- Jan 13, 2009
- Company
- Top Goods Trading
- Units affected
- 38,000
- Product
- Flashing Pacifiers
- Product type
- Pacifiers & Accessories
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recalled flashing pacifier has a yellow heart-shaped mouth guard and handle. There is a 15-inch cord attached to the handle. LED lights are activated by pushing the heart-shaped handle into the base of the pacifier.
What can happen
The flashing pacifiers do not comply with federal safety standards for pacifiers. Although the pacifiers are marketed to older children and adults, they could be given to babies and cause serious injury or death. The pieces of the pacifier can separate, posing a choking hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifier away from children and contact Top Goods Trading for a refund or exchange.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Retail stores in the Los Angeles area from November 2007 through November 2008 for about 50 cents.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled flashing pacifiers?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifier away from children and contact Top Goods Trading for a refund or exchange.
What is the hazard?
The flashing pacifiers do not comply with federal safety standards for pacifiers. Although the pacifiers are marketed to older children and adults, they could be given to babies and cause serious injury or death. The pieces of the pacifier can separate, posing a choking hazard.
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.