Consumer product recall

Infantino 3-Pack Water Teethers recalled due to microbial contamination

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Summary

Product
Infantino 3-Pack Water Teethers; Sold at Winners Merchants International L.P (TJX Canada) stores
Issue
Consumer products - Microbial hazard
What to do

Immediately stop using the recalled teethers and contact Infantino for further instructions and replacement.

Affected products

This recall involves Infantino 3-Pack Water teethers (2 green and 1 blue teether) sold in Canada at Winners Merchants International L.P (TJX Canada) stores.

The recalled teethers can be identified by item number 216-526/516-526, UPC 773554165265 and date code 2217 1021. The date code can be found directly on the product in the date code wheel and on the back of the packaging. Only the teethers with a 2217 1021 date code, as indicated above, are affected by this recall.

Issue

Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, teether fillings must not contain any living micro-organisms. Health Canada’s sampling and evaluation program has determined that the liquid filling is contaminated with the bacteria Sphingomonas spThe bacteria is usually harmless, but may cause an infection in children if the toy is punctured and the liquid filling is ingested.

As of October 11, 2022, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled teethers and contact Infantino for further instructions and replacement.

For more information, consumers can contact Infantino by telephone at 1-888-808-3111 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday, by email at recall@infantino.com or visit the company website https://infantino.com/pages/recalls-canada to initiate a recall form and replacement request.

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.

Additional information

Background

Number Sold

The company reported that 3,672 units of the affected product were sold in Canada.

Time Period Sold

The affected products were sold from April 2022 through July 2022.

Place of Origin

Manufactured in China

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Consumer product recall
Category
Consumer products - Other
Companies

Distributor

Infantino (Blue Box OpCo LLC dba Infantino)

San Diego

California

United States

Published by
Health Canada
Audience
General public
Identification number
RA-72030

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