CONTACT: Nychelle White, Jesus Chairez, Dallas, TX
June 5, 1996
(301) 504-7063, (214) 827-6239
Release # 96-142
CPSC and Lerma Import Announce Pacifier Recall
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lerma Import, of Fort
Worth, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 10,000
pacifiers imported from Mexico. The pacifiers are banned
under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act because they can
break apart, releasing small parts, which present a choking
hazard to young children.
CPSC and Lerma Import are not aware of any injuries
associated with these pacifiers. CPSC requested that Lerma
Import conduct this recall to prevent the possibility of
injury. CPSC identified the hazardous pacifiers during
routine surveillance.
The pacifiers, measuring three inches long and
approximately 1.5 inches across the base, are blue or white
plastic with a yellow nipple. The pacifiers have a circular
handle. The shield is labeled "Jaloma." The nipples are
filled with a sugary substance.
The pacifiers are packaged in individual cellophane
bags displayed on a cardboard header labeled in part, "NUEVO
CHUPON *** NEW PACIFIER *** HECHO en MEXICO
*** Laboratories Jaloma, S. A. de C. V. *** Aguiles
Serdan 438 Guadalajara 44380 Ja.***." Retail stores in the
Dallas, Texas area sold the pacifiers from May 1995 through
May 1996 for $.25 each.
Consumers should immediately take the pacifiers away
from small children and return the pacifiers to the store
where purchased for a full refund. For more information,
consumers should call Lerma Import at (817) 624-3404.