The pacifiers pose a choking hazard
of ConsumerAffairs
Fred & Friends, of Cumberland, R.I., is recalling about 200,000 Fred & Friends Chill Baby Artiste, Volume and Panic pacifiers in the U.S. and Canada.
The beard on the Artiste and the knob on the Volume pacifiers can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. In addition, the ventilation holes on the Volume and Panic pacifier guards are too small.
The company has received one report of the knob on the Volume pacifier detaching. No injuries have been reported.
This recall involves three styles of Fred & Friends Chill Baby pacifiers, including the Artiste with a black plastic beard and mustache, Volume with a black volume control knob and Panic with a red panic button. The pacifier’s name and UPC are printed on the packaging. The Artiste’s UPC is 728987021282, the Volume style’s UPC is 728987020599 and the Panic style’s UPC is 728987020605. The pacifiers are plastic and silicone rubber and measure about 2 inches wide and 1½ inches tall.
The pacifiers, manufactured in China, were sold at department stores, gift, drug, toy, baby product, grocery and home decorating stores, and hospital, museum gift shops nationwide and various websites from April 2013, through December 2013, for about $10.
Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers away from young children and return them to Fred & Friends for a $12 refund. Fred & Friends is providing a postage paid envelope for consumers to return the recalled pacifiers.
Consumers may contact Fred & Friends toll-free at (855) 346-6372 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or by email at pacifiersconsumer@fredandfriends.com.