Playtex Recalls Pacifier Holder Clips Due to Choking Hazard

Recall date:January 22, 2014
Product Category: Pacifiers

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada  in cooperation with Playtex Products Inc., of Dover, Del. announced  the recall of about 1.25 million Playtex pacifier holder clips in the U.S. and 150,000 in Canada.

The pacifier holder clips can crack and a small part can break off which poses a choking hazard to small children.

Playtex has received 99 reports of the holder cracking or breaking. No injuries have been reported.

Description

This recall involves the Playtex pacifier holder clips that attach a pacifier to items like clothing, diaper bags and strollers. It is a plastic clip with a figure and a “Playtex” copyright logo that slides up and down to adjust the clip, a ribbon and a clear plastic ring that stretches to fit the pacifier. The pacifier holder was sold in green with a monkey figure, pink with a flower and blue with a tow truck. 

The Playtex pacifier holder clips were sold at Walmart, Target, Burlington Coat Factory, other major retailers, juvenile product, baby and discount stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, among others, from July 2010 through October 2013 for about $3. 

They were manufactured in China.

What can you do and whom to contact

• Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifier holders away from infants and contact Playtex for instructions on how to return the product for a full refund.
• Playtex toll-free at (888) 220-2075 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.playtexproducts.com and click on Recall for more information.

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