Nine Manufacturers, Distributors · Recalled
Nine Manufacturers, Distributors Announce Consumer Recall of Pourable Gel Fuel Due to Burn and Flash Fire Hazards
Decorations on the mittens can be pulled off, posing a choking hazard.
- Units
- About 4,700
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- —
- Remedy
- Replace
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Affected
The infant mittens are made of white cotton. They have candy cane, teddy bear and "2011" decorations glued on one side.
The file
- Sold at
- The recalled products were distributed by hospitals nationwide for free to newborns from October 2010 to January 2011.
- Product type
- Gloves and Mittens
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- Nurses Choice Corp. of Wilmington, N.C.
Incident log
The company has received one report of a decoration falling off a mitten. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the mittens and contact Nurses Choice for a free replacement.
For more information, contact Nurses Choice at (800) 747-7076 from Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, by e-mail to info@nurses-choice.com or visit the company's website at www.nurses-choice.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 FEB 15 2011; last revised JUL 08 2016.