
Artcraft and Foremost · Recalled
Next Step Plastic Sippy/Tumbler Cups Recalled for Laceration Hazard
The impact of being dropped or banged can cause the cup to break into pieces, resulting in sharp or jagged edges that pose a laceration hazard to children.
- Units
- About 43,500
- Reports
- 90
- Injuries
- 6
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- —
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
This recall involves plastic sippy/tumbler cups bearing the "Next Step" logo. The 7-ounce cup has an aqua blue cap and a yellow, rubber-like material covering the handles and bottom of the cup.
The file
- Sold at
- Mead Johnson Nutritionals as a promotional giveaway to physicians and consumers nationwide via direct mail from September 2006 to October 2006.
- Product type
- Sippy/Tumbler Cups
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Artcraft and Foremost Inc., of Moorestown, N.J., Mead Johnson Nutritionals, of Evansville, Ind.
Incident log
Artcraft and Foremost Inc. has received 90 reports of the cups breaking into pieces and/or the handles breaking off, resulting in six reports of minor injuries such as cuts to the fingers and thumbs.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should take the cups away from children and discard them immediately. Consumers can contact Mead Johnson Nutritionals for information on how to receive a $10 coupon toward the purchase of Next Step LIPIL baby formula.
For additional information, please contact Mead Johnson Nutritionals at (800) 222-9123 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, and between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Saturday; or via e-mail at EnfamilResourceCenter@Enfamil.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated JAN 22 2007; last revised MAY 23 2014.