Jaloma pacifiers
CPSC Recall #04-223 — September 23, 2004
Product
Jaloma pacifiers
Description
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Natura Products Downey Inc., of City of Commerce, Calif. is voluntarily recalling about 9,400 Jaloma pacifiers. The pacifiers are banned under federal law. They failed federal safety tests, come apart, and can pose a choking hazard to infants and small children.Name of product: Jaloma pacifiersUnits: About 9,400Importer: Natura Products Downey Inc., of City of Commerce, Calif.Hazard: The pacifiers are banned under federal law. They failed federal safety tests, come apart, and can pose a choking hazard to infants and small children.Incidents/Injuries: CPSC has received one report of a pacifier nipple that detached from the pacifier while in the mouth of a seven-month-old. The child was not injured.Description: The pacifiers, which measure three inches long and about 1? inches across the base, are pink, blue, green or white plastic with a yellow nipple. The pacifiers have a circular handle and the shield is labeled "Jaloma." The nipples are filled with a sugary substance.Sold at: Various small Mexican supermarkets and commercial retailers nationwide from March 2004 through August 2004 for between $0.35 and $1.Manufactured in: MexicoRemedy: Consumers should immediately take the pacifiers away from young children and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.Consumer Contact: Consumers should call Natura Products Downey collect at (323) 726-9098 between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.Company Contact: Eliut Moreno via e-mail at [email protected].
Hazard
The pacifiers are banned under federal law. They failed federal safety tests, come apart, and can pose a choking hazard to infants and small children.
Incidents / Injuries
CPSC has received one report of a pacifier nipple that detached from the pacifier while in the mouth of a seven-month-old. The child was not injured.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately take the pacifiers away from young children and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.
Units Affected
About 9,400
Sold At
Various small Mexican supermarkets and commercial retailers nationwide from March 2004 through August 2004 for between $0.35 and $1.
Importer
Natura Products Downey Inc., of City of Commerce, Calif.
Manufactured In
Mexico