Recall Details
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2011 Release #11-128 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 747-7076 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
Nurses Choice Recalls Holiday Keepsake Newborn Mittens Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Newborn Keepsake Mittens
Units: About 4,700
Manufacturer: Nurses Choice Corp. of Wilmington, N.C.
Hazard: Decorations on the mittens can be pulled off, posing a choking hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: The company has received one report of a decoration falling off a mitten. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The infant mittens are made of white cotton. They have candy cane, teddy bear and "2011" decorations glued on one side.
Sold at: The recalled products were distributed by hospitals nationwide for free to newborns from October 2010 to January 2011.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the mittens and contact Nurses Choice for a free replacement.
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Nurses Choice at (800) 747-7076 from Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, by e-mail to info@nurses-choice.com or visit the company's website at www.nurses-choice.com
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Related Recalls
The recalled children’s pajamas violate the federal flammability regulations for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.
The drawstring in the hood of the recalled jackets can get caught on objects and cause death or serious injury to children due to the strangulation hazard. The jackets are in violation of the federal regulations for children’s upper outerwear and present a substantial product hazard.
The recalled sweatshirts and hoodies violate the federal flammability standard for clothing, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
The recalled pajama sets violate federal flammability regulations for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.
The recalled children’s pajamas violate the flammability regulations for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.
The recalled children’s pajamas violate the flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.
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