CPSC, Whitehall-Robins Healthcare Announce Recall of Teething Rings
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Whitehall-Robins Healthcare, of Madison, N.J., is
voluntarily recalling about 475,000 teething rings. When bent, these
teething rings can fit into an infant's mouth and trigger a gagging
reflex. This poses a risk of vomiting, which could result in choking and
aspiration.
Whitehall-Robins Healthcare has received two reports from
consumers of children gagging on the teething rings, including one
report of a child starting to choke.
These teethers were sold with .25 oz. tubes of Baby Anbesol®
Grape Gel, an oral anesthetic. The teethers are yellow and shaped like
rabbits. They are about 3 inches long and 2.25 inches high. Two holes
are molded into the teething ring for infants to grasp. The packaging
reads, "THE BABY'S TEETHING KIT," and "FAST TEETHING PAIN RELIEF."
Mass merchandise, drug and grocery stores nationwide sold Baby
Anbesol with these teethers from May 1999 through June 2000 for about
$6.
Consumers should take these teething rings away from infants
immediately. Contact Whitehall-Robins Healthcare for information on
returning the teething ring in order to receive a free Anbesol®
product. Consumers can call Whitehall-Robins Healthcare at
(800) 525-2607 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or
go to the firm's web site at http://www3.young-america.com/2506-2/Recall.asp.
Only the teething rings, and not the Baby Anbesol® Grape Gel,
are being recalled.