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Environmental Health Department (EHD)
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STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
ISSUES WARNING TO CONSUMERS
TO STOP USING “THE FIRST
YEARS” LIQUID-FILLED CHILDREN’S TEETHING RINGS MANUFACTURED
BY RC2
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February
10, 2006 - SACRAMENTO
– Consumers should
stop using “The First Years”
liquid-filled children's teething rings manufactured by RC2
Brands because the liquid contained in these rings may be
contaminated with bacteria that may cause serious illness if
swallowed by children, State Public Health
Officer Dr. Mark Horton announced today.
No illnesses have been reported to date.
The risk of illness is especially high in infants with
compromised immune systems due to underlying conditions such
as malnutrition, Horton said.
RC2 Brands, based in Stoughton, Mass., stopped distributing
the teethers and began a voluntary recall of these products
in January 2006.
The teething rings were sold nationwide, including
California, between July 2005 and January 2006 at major
retailers, grocery, drug and specialty stores. Approximately
352,000 of these rings were distributed in the United
States. The specific products subject to the recall are:
· Disney
Days of Hunny Soft Cool Ring Teether -- Style #Y1447
· Disney
Soft Cool Ring Teether -- Style #Y1470
· Disney
Soft Cool Ring Teether -- Style #Y1490
· Sesame
Beginnings Chill & Chew Teether -- Style #Y3095
· The
First Year's Cool Animal Teether, fish, zebra, and dinosaur
designs -- Style #Y1473
· The
First Year's Floating Friend Teether -- Style # Y1474
To date, the firm has received 105 complaints of fluid
leakage, 14 reports of sharp edges that resulted in nine
incidents of cuts and two reports of babies biting through
the rings. The teething rings are manufactured in Hong Kong
and have been sold in both the United States and Canada.
The California Department
of Health Services is investigating to determine which
distributors and retail establishments received these
products in California
and monitoring the recall.
The firm is asking consumers who purchased any of the
recalled teethers to place them in a plastic bag and return
it to: Parent Service Center, RC2/The First Years, 100
Technology Center Dr., Stoughton MA 02072
For additional information, consumers can contact the firm's
service center at
1-866-725-4407, or go to the firm's web site:
www.thefirstyears.com.
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