Lov's Decorated Orthodontic Pacifier

CPSC Recall #05-173 — May 11, 2005

Recall #05-173 Date: May 11, 2005 Remedy: Refund, Replace

Product

Lov's Decorated Orthodontic Pacifier

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.

Hazard

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.

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.

Remedy

Consumers should discard the pacifiers and contact the firm for instructions on how to obtain a refund or replacement product.

Units Affected

About 180,000

Sold At

Small retail stores from November 2001 through December 2004 for about $1.

Manufactured In

Thailand