CPSC, Tiffany and Company Announce Recall of Farm Teether Rattles

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This CPSC action (record #05544) was formally reported on February 25, 2005. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. New England Sterling of Attleboro, Mass., for Tiffany and Company of New York, N.Y. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 3,700 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: A metal bar on the rattle can break off during use, releasing small round beads and small farm animal figures that roll off the crossbar when the soldered joints break. The beads can pose an aspiration hazard to young c… Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers can return the product to Tiffany and Company for a full refund, credit or a new rattle. — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 21 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.