Munchkin Recalls Latch Lightweight Pacifiers & Clips Due to Choking Hazard
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2016-05-05 · 16156
Hazards
The clip cover can detach from the pacifier's clip, posing a choking hazard for young children.
Recall
Number
16156
Date
2016-05-05
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Latch™ lightweight pacifiers and clips
Remedies
Options
Replace; Refund
Companies
Retailer(s)
Babies R Us, Target, Wal-Mart and other mass merchandisers, juvenile product, baby boutique and discount stores nationwide and online at amazon.com, munchkin.com and other website from March 2014 through March 2016 for between $11 and $15.
Importer(s)
Munchkin Inc., of Van Nuys, Calif.
Country of manufacture
China
Description
This recall involves Munchkin's Latch lightweight pacifiers and clips sold as a set. The pacifiers were sold in five styles: designer, rattle and heartbeat clips with 0m+ natural shape pacifiers, and designer and rattle clips with 6m+ orthodontic pacifiers. The designer pacifiers and clips 0m+ and 6m+ are in three color patterns: blue and white strips, orange and with white polka dots and pink with white polka dots. The rattle pacifiers and clips 0m+ and 6m+ are green with beads in the pacifier cover to make a rattle sound and have a polka dot strap. The heartbeat pacifiers and clips have a red, heart-shaped pacifier cover and red and white polka dots on the strap.