CPSCMay 12, 2005

CPSC, Delta Enterprise Corp. Announce Recall of Lov's

CPSC, Delta Enterprise Corp. Announce Recall of Lov's Pacifiers

Why was CPSC, Delta Enterprise Corp. Announce Recall of Lov's recalled?

The pacifiers are banned under federal law. They failed federal safety tests when the nipples separated from the base. This poses a choking hazard to young children.

What should I do if I have this product?

Consumers should discard the pacifiers and contact the firm for instructions on how to obtain a refund or replacement product. Contact: Contact Delta Enterprise's Pacifier Hotline at (800) 377-3777 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.deltaenterprise.com/recall

What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.

Is my product affected?

Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.

Product
Lov's Decorated Orthodontic Pacifier
Company
Delta Enterprise Corp.
Quantity
About 180,000
Sold at
Small retail stores, from November 2001 through December 2004, for about $1.
Recall date
May 12, 2005
Incidents / injuries
CPSC has received one report of a 6-month-old child who was found gagging on the nipple that had separated from the pacifier. The child was not injured.
Agency
CPSC

Product description

The recalled pacifier measures about 2-1/4 inches in width and 1-1/2 inches in length and has button or hinged handles. The pacifiers are white with various colored handles. Designs are imprinted on some pacifier shields. One pacifier shield is decorated with a pink elephant, a purple giraffe with green polka dots, a blue lion with yellow fur and a blue cloud and yellow sun. Another pacifier shield has blue stars with Santa shapes. The amber colored nipple, imprinted with the words "caoui," "chouc" and "pur," is about 1-1/8 inches long. "Lov 2-Pack," "Decorated Orthodontic Pacifier," and "97705" are printed on the front packaging of the pacifiers. "Delta Enterprise Corp., Brooklyn NY 11212 Made in Thailand" is printed on the package back.

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