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Chewbeads recalls "Where's the Pacifier?" Clips
- Starting date:
- September 29, 2015
- Posting date:
- September 29, 2015
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Children's Products
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Choking Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-55090
Joint recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and Chewbeads
Affected products
Chewbeads "Where's the Pacifier?" Clips
Product description
This recall involves various Chewbeads "Where's the Pacifier?" clips. The pacifier clips consist of a clip with a butterfly, dinosaur, heart or sheriff badge design. The pacifier clips have eight multi-coloured beads threaded through a narrow satin ribbon that attaches to a pacifier on one end and a plastic D-ring on the other. The clip and beads are about 15 centimetres long.
Additional styles of pacifier clips were recalled in the United States, such as The Major League Baseball design, but these were not sold in Canada. Also the date codes used to identify the product in the United States are not applicable to product sold in Canada.
Hazard identified
The D-ring can break and the beads can detach, posing a choking hazard.
Health Canada has not received any reports of consumer incidents or injuries to Canadians related to the use of this product.
Chewbeads has received seven reports of D-ring breakage, including two reports from Canadian consumers. Chewbeads is not aware of any injuries to consumers related to the use of this product.
Number sold
Approximately 5,900 units of the recalled teething necklaces were sold in Canada and approximately 45,000 units were distributed in the United States.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from September 2014 through June 2015 in Canada and the United States at various children’s stores and independent children’s boutiques.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Manufacturer
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National Enterprises Company
Zhongshan City
GuangDong Province
CHINA
- Importer
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Chewbeads, Inc.
New York
New York
UNITED STATES
- Distributor
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Fulton Sales/ALCA Distribution
Surrey
British Columbia
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should stop using the recalled pacifier clips immediately and contact Chewbeads to receive a refund or a replacement pacifier clip. The D-ring and ribbon materials of the replacement product are thicker than those on the recalled products.
For more information, consumers may contact Chewbeads toll-free at 1-888-786-7790 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or by email or visit the Chewbeads' website and click on the Product Recall link at the bottom of the page.
Consumers may view the release by the US CPSC on the Commission's website.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.