Baby Sterling Silver Teethers Recalled by Elegant Baby Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Date: | January 31 2008 |
Name of Products: | Heart and Car Sterling Silver Teethers |
Units: | About 200 |
Manufacturer: | Imported Elegant Baby and Baby Needs Inc., of Burlington, N.C. Manufactured by Angel Ortiz and Fracionamiento Lomas De Taxco S/N, of Mexico |
Hazard: | The hearts and cars on the teethers can break off, posing a choking hazard to infants.
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Incidents/Injuries: | Elegant Baby has received one report of a baby mouthing the heart when it broke off the teether and became lodged in his mouth. |
Description: | The sterling silver teethers are circle shaped with either a heart or car in the center. The teethers have beads inside. The teethers measure two inches in diameter. |
Sold at: | Independent infant clothing boutiques nationwide from February 2005 through September 2006 for about $50. |
Manufactured in: | Mexico |
Remedy: | Consumers should immediately take the recalled teethers away from infants and contact the firm for instructions on returning the teethers for a full refund. |
Consumer Contact: | Elegant Baby |