Fred & Friends Infant Pacifiers recall: Choking Hazard
Fred & Friends Recalls Infant Pacifiers Due to Choking Hazard
Why was Fred & Friends Infant Pacifiers 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.
What should I do if I have this product?
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. Contact: 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 [email protected] or online at www.fredandfriends.com and click on Pacifier Recall for more information.
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 lot, UPC or model codes are part of this recall.
Which lot codes, UPCs or models are affected?
UPC: 728987020599, 728987020605, 728987021282
- Product
- Fred & Friends Chill Baby Artiste, Volume and Panic pacifiers
- Company
- Fred & Friends, of Cumberland, R.I., a division of Lifetime Brands, Inc., of Garden City, N.Y.
- Quantity
- About 183,000 in the United States and 17,000 in Canada
- Sold at
- 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.
- Recall date
- January 30, 2014
- Incidents / injuries
- Fred & Friends has received one report of the knob on the Volume pacifier detaching. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
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.