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Product recall · CPSCMarch 10, 2011Serious
Atico International USA Holiday Rattle Baby Slippers
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What’s wrong
The internal stuffing and rattle inside the slippers decorative figures can be pulled out, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The Recall Registry rates this serious — Choking hazard from small parts.
What it looks like
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What to do
The firm is out of business, the remedy is no longer available, and the product should be discarded or destroyed.
The product
The recalled slippers are decorated with stuffed fabric figures including snowmen, Santa, reindeer, and penguins, and have decorative rattles inside the slippers that sound like bells when shaken. Item number 999526 is printed on the back of the cardboard header card packaging. "Find Your Joy" is printed on the front of the slippers packaging.
Details
- Units affected
- About 57,000
- Recall date
- March 10, 2011
- Brand
- Atico International USA Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Made or distributed by
- Walgreen Co., of Deerfield, Ill.
- Injuries reported
- None reported
- What has been reported
- Atico received one report of a 7-month old baby that was found beginning to turn blue with the slippers' stuffing in its mouth. The baby's father removed the stuffing. Two additional reports of babies wearing the slippers who pulled on the rattle/stuffing and the stuffing came out were also reported
999526
Walgreen stores nationwide from October 2010 through January 2011 for about $5.
The official notice
This recall was issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.
Their exact wording: “Atico International USA Recalls Holiday Rattle Baby Slippers Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walgreens”
Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.
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