Whitehall-Robins Healthcare · Recalled
CPSC, Whitehall-Robins Healthcare Announce Recall of Teething Rings
When bent, these teething rings can fit into an infant's mouth and trigger a gagging reflex. This poses a risk of vomiting, which could result in choking and aspiration.
- Units
- About 475,000
- Reports
- 2
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $6
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
These teethers were sold with .25 oz. tubes of Baby Anbesol® Grape Gel, an oral anesthetic. The teethers are yellow and shaped like rabbits. They are about 3 inches long and 2.25 inches high. Two holes are molded into the teething ring for infants to grasp. The packaging reads, "THE BABY'S TEETHING KIT," and "FAST TEETHING PAIN RELIEF." Only the teething rings, and not the Baby Anbesol® Grape Gel, are being recalled.
The file
- Sold at
- Mass merchandise, drug and grocery stores nationwide sold Baby Anbesol with these teethers, from May 1999 through June 2000, for about $6.
- Product type
- Teething Items
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Whitehall-Robins Healthcare, of Madison, N.J.
Incident log
Whitehall-Robins Healthcare has received two reports from consumers of children gagging on the teething rings, including one report of a child starting to choke.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should take these teething rings away from infants immediately. Contact Whitehall-Robins Healthcare for information on returning the teething ring in order to receive a free Anbesol® product.
Consumers can call Whitehall-Robins Healthcare at (800) 525-2607 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to the firm's website at http://www3.young-america.com/2506-2/Recall.asp
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.