Fred & Friends Recalls Infant Pacifiers Due to Choking Hazard

This recall involves three styles of Fred and 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.. Recalled by Fred & Friends, of Cumberland, R.I., a division of Lifetime Brands, Inc., of Garden City, N.Y.. Units affected: About 183,000 in the United States and 17,000 in Canada.

The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. 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.

Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers away from young children and return them to Fred and Friends for a $12 refund. Fred and Friends is providing a postage paid envelope for consumers to return the recalled pacifiers.

This recall was issued by the CPSC on January 30, 2014. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: 14097.