The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, Handi-Craft Company, of St. Louis, Mo, announced a voluntary recall of about 600,500 Dr. Brown’s Lovey pacifier & teether holders the snap can detach from the pacifier’s ribbon, posing a choking hazard for young children.
The firm has received a total of 67 reports of the ribbon fraying and the snap detaching. No injuries have reported.
This recall involves Dr. Brown’s Lovey pacifier & teether holders. The holders were sold in eight styles: Giraffe, Zebra, Turtle, Reindeer (Special Holiday Edition), Frog (Special Holiday Edition), Spring Bunny (Special Holiday Edition), Deer and Bunny. Only holders with the following lot codes are included in this recall: RICH0615; RICH0715; RICH0815; RICH1215; RICH0516; RICH0616; RICH0716; RICH1116; RICH1016; RICH0916; RICH1216; RICH0317; RICH0417; RICH0517; RICH0617; RICH0717; RICH0817; RICH0917. The lot codes are printed on the tag attached to the holder. Parents can confirm lot codes included in the recall at www.drbrownsbaby.com/recall-lovey.
Parents are being asked to take the recalled holders away from young children and contact Handi-Craft toll-free at 833-224-7674 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at http://www.drbrownsbaby.com/ and click on Recall Information for more information to receive a replacement product or comparable merchandise of equal or lesser value.
