CPSC recall 14-097, announced January 30, 2014, covers Fred & Friends Chill Baby Artiste, Volume and Panic pacifiers (about 183,000 units). The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The notice cites 1 incident report. Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers away from young children and return them to Fred and Friends for a $12 refund. Recall contact: call (855) 346-6372, go to www.fredandfriends.com, or email pacifiersconsumer@fredandfriends.com.
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UPC or product codes
728987020599728987020605728987021282Which products are included?
This recall involves three styles of Fred and Friends Chill Baby pacifiers, including the Artiste with a black plastic beard and mustache, Volume with a black volume control knob and Panic with a red panic button. The pacifier's name and UPC are printed on the packaging. The Artiste's UPC is 728987021282, the Volume style's UPC is 728987020599 and the Panic style's UPC is 728987020605. The pacifiers are plastic and silicone rubber and measure about 2 inches wide and 1½ inches tall.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The beard on the Artiste and the knob on the Volume pacifiers can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. In addition, the ventilation holes on the Volume and Panic pacifier guards are too small.
Incidents and injuries
Fred & Friends has received one report of the knob on the Volume pacifier detaching. No injuries have been reported.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers away from young children and return them to Fred and Friends for a $12 refund. Fred and Friends is providing a postage paid envelope for consumers to return the recalled pacifiers.
Product and sales details
- Brand
- Fred & Friends
- Product type
- Pacifiers & teethers
- Recall number
- 14-097
- Units
- About 183,000 in the United States and 17,000 in Canada
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- Department stores, gift, drug, toy, baby product, grocery and home decorating stores, and hospital, museum gift shops nationwide and various websites from April 2013 through December 2013 for about $10.
- Distributor
- Fred & Friends, of Cumberland, R.I., a division of Lifetime Brands, Inc., of Garden City, N.Y.
Fred & Friends Chill Baby Artiste, Volume and Panic pacifiers
CPSC product type: Pacifiers and Teething Rings
Recall contact information
Fred and Friends toll-free at (855) 346-6372 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email the firm at pacifiersconsumer@fredandfriends.com or online at www.fredandfriends.com and click on Pacifier Recall for more information.
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