Playtex Recalls Pacifier Holder Clips Due to Choking Hazard

Manufacturer: Playtex Products Inc

Product: Playtex Pacifier Holder Clips

Hazard: The pacifier holder clips can crack and a small part can break off which poses a choking hazard to small children.

Injuries: Playtex has received 99 reports of the holder cracking or breaking. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves the Playtex pacifier holder clips that attach a pacifier to items like clothing, diaper bags and strollers. It is a plastic clip with a figure and a “Playtex” copyright logo that slides up and down to adjust the clip, a ribbon and a clear plastic ring that stretches to fit the pacifier. The pacifier holder was sold in green with a monkey figure, pink with a flower and blue with a tow truck.

Remedy: Refund

Sold At: Walmart, Target, Burlington Coat Factory, other major retailers, juvenile product, baby and discount stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, among others, from July 2010 through October 2013 for about $3.

Units: About 1.25 million in the U.S. 150,000 in Canada

Consumer Contact: Playtex toll-free at (888) 220-2075 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.playtexproducts.com and click on Recall for more information.

Company Website: www.playtexproducts.com

CPSC Recall Notice: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Playtex-Recalls-Pacifier-Holder-Clips/