CPSC recall · Reported May 5, 2016
Munchkin Recalls Latch Lightweight Pacifiers & Clips Due to Choking Hazard
The clip cover can detach from the pacifier's clip, posing a choking hazard for young children.
The CPSC recalled This recall involves Munchkin's Latch lightweight pacifiers and clips sold as a set. The ….
Munchkin Recalls Latch Lightweight Pacifiers & Clips Due to Choking Hazard was recalled and listed by the CPSC in May 5, 2016. Reason: The clip cover can detach from the pacifier's clip, posing a choking hazard for young children.. Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the clip away from young children and contact Munchkin …. Verify recall #16156 with the CPSC before acting.
The recall
issued this CPSC recall-The clip cover can detach from the pacifier's clip, posing a choking hazard for young children..
- None
- agency class
- May 5, 2016
- reported
Sourced from official CPSC enforcement records. Verify recall #16156 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. Consumers holding this product should act on the agency's documented remedy above rather than relying on general guidance.
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Product description
This recall involves Munchkin's Latch lightweight pacifiers and clips sold as a set. The pacifiers were sold in five styles: designer, rattle and heartbeat clips with 0m+ natural shape pacifiers, and designer and rattle clips with 6m+ orthodontic pacifiers. The designer pacifiers and clips 0m+ and 6m+ are in three color patterns: blue and white strips, orange and with white polka dots and pink with white polka dots. The rattle pacifiers and clips 0m+ and 6m+ are green with beads in the pacifier cover to make a rattle sound and have a polka dot strap. The heartbeat pacifiers and clips have a red, heart-shaped pacifier cover and red and white polka dots on the strap.
Reason for recall
The clip cover can detach from the pacifier's clip, posing a choking hazard for young children.
Remedy, what to do
Consumers should immediately take the clip away from young children and contact Munchkin for a free replacement Lightweight Pacifier pack with two pacifiers or a full refund.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| Severity class | Not classified by agency |
| Status | Active |
| Recall number | 16156 |
| Date reported | May 5, 2016 |
| Date initiated | May 5, 2016 |
| Recalling firm | Not disclosed |
| Affected scope | About 180,000 |
| Distribution | Not disclosed |
| Official source | CPSC notice → |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official CPSC enforcement record. Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
What to do with this recall
Consumers should immediately take the clip away from young children and contact Munchkin for a free replacement Lightweight Pacif…
- Check the recall number (16156) and product description against the item you own. Search the archive
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- Follow the documented remedy (refund, replacement, repair, or disposal) rather than general advice. What to do next
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