Various Firms Recall Flashing Pacifiers for Choking, Aspiration and Strangulation Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)

Name of Product: Flashing Pacifiers

Units: About 237,000

Importers/Retailers: Rhode Island Novelty, of Providence, R.I.; Hayes Specialties Corp., of Saginaw, Mich.; My Bargain Bin LLC., of New Castle, Del.; Ravesupply.com, of Las Vegas, Nev.; Vistawholesale.com, of Greencastle, Ind.; Xtreme Jewelry, of New York, N.Y.; Intertradecorp.com, of Cheverly, Md.; Litesrus.com, of San Jose, Calif.; and Dollar Days International LLC, of Scottsdale, Ariz.

Hazard: These pacifiers failed to meet federal safety standards for pacifiers. The nipple can separate from the shield easily, posing a choking hazard. Some pacifiers were sold with necklaces that pose a strangulation hazard, and one of the necklaces has beads that can come loose, which poses an aspiration hazard. Though they are marketed for older children, they could be given to babies, and can cause serious injury or death.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The units involved are flashing pacifiers and flashing pacifiers with whistles. The pacifiers are clear or colored purple, blue, pink or green. The pacifiers have five flashing LED lights that are red and blue, red and light green and orange. Some pacifiers are sold with a rainbow cord that is attached to handles, and some cords have breakaway connectors. One pacifier has multi-colored beads on the cords in the shapes of barrels, trains, boats and various animals. Pacifiers were sold in clamshell packages. The packaging has a warning that states they are for “12+ Years” or “6+ Years.” Some of the products have a warning on the packaging that they are not a real pacifier, but a practical joke. The chart below lists additional information about the products sold and what is written on the packaging.

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COMPANY NAME/CONTACT	TRADE NAME	MODEL/BAR CODE
Rhode Island Novelty (800) 528-5599 www.rinovelty.com	Flashing Joke Novelty Pacifier	Model GL-FLAP5 or S***
Hayes Specialties Corp. (800) 642-9373 www.ehayes.com	“Hot” Flashing Pacifier	Bar Code 0 85754 15115 4
My Bargain Bin LLC (800) 431-1389 www.mybargainbin.com	2 in 1 Flashing Pacifier with Whistle	Model FP Bar Code 7 62656 31137 5
Ravesupply.com recall@ravesupply.com	Pacifier Necklace	Model PAC-STANDARD
Vistawholesale.com Calls collect at (765) 653-0906 www.vistawholesale.com/pacyrecall	2 in 1 Flashing Pacifier with Whistle	Blink Pacifier
Xtreme Jewelry (866) 388-3838 Email: kit@xtremejewelry.com	“Hot” Flashing Pacifier	Bar Code 0 12480 01132 8
Intertradecorp.com (888) 622-7348 www.intertradecorp.com	Flashing Pacifier “I am baby, I need to be loved.”	Flashing Pacifier
Litesrus.com Customerservice@litesrus.com	2 in 1 Flashing Pacifier with Whistle Necklace	Flashing Pacifier with Whistle Necklace
Dollar Days International LLC (877) 969-7742 www.dollardays.com	Practical Joke “Hot” Flashing Pacifier 2 in 1 Flashing Pacifier with Whistle	Bar Code 0 85754 15115 4 Bar Code 7 62656 31137 3

Sold at: Novelty shops, toy stores, carnivals, amusement parks and by Web retailers nationwide from January 2003 through September 2006 for between $0.55 and $13.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should take these pacifiers away from young children immediately and dispose of them. Consumers can also return the pacifiers to the retailers for a refund.

Customer Contact: For more information, contact the firm above.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or visit CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

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