CPSC recall 04-223, announced September 24, 2004, covers Natura Products Downey Jaloma pacifiers (about 9,400 units). The pacifiers are banned under federal law. The notice cites 1 incident report. Consumers should immediately take the pacifiers away from young children and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. Recall contact: call (323) 726-9098.
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The CPSC data does not provide a discrete model-number list for this record. Compare the product description and identification details on the official notice.
Which products are included?
The pacifiers, which measure three inches long and about 1½ inches across the base, are pink, blue, green or white plastic with a yellow nipple. The pacifiers have a circular handle and the shield is labeled "Jaloma." The nipples are filled with a sugary substance.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
The pacifiers are banned under federal law. They failed federal safety tests, come apart, and can pose a choking hazard to infants and small children.
Incidents and injuries
CPSC has received one report of a pacifier nipple that detached from the pacifier while in the mouth of a seven-month-old. The child was not injured.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately take the pacifiers away from young children and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.
Product and sales details
- Brand
- Natura Products Downey
- Product type
- Pacifiers & teethers
- Recall number
- 04-223
- Units
- About 9,400
- Manufactured in
- Mexico
- Sold at / sales period
- Various small Mexican supermarkets and commercial retailers nationwide, from March 2004 through August 2004, for between $0.35 and $1.
- Importer
- Natura Products Downey Inc., of City of Commerce, Calif.
Jaloma pacifiers
CPSC product type: Pacifiers & Accessories
Recall contact information
Consumers should call Natura Products Downey collect at (323) 726-9098 between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
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