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Rachels
12-01-2005, 06:46 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 1, 2005
Release #06-043
Firm's Recall Hotline: (773) 889-2997
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908


CPSC, Ideal Distributors Inc. Announce Recall of Pacifiers

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.

Name of Product: Cachito Pacifiers

Units: About 1,000

Importer: Ideal Distributors Inc., of Chicago, Ill.

Hazard: The nipples can detach from the base, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: No injuries or incidents have been reported.

Description: The recalled pacifiers are blue, white, yellow or pink plastic with a yellow nipple and a circular or clove-shaped handle. The nipples are filled with honey or a sugary substance. The pacifiers measure about 3-inches long and 1 1/2-inches wide.

Sold at: Various independent Mexican supermarkets and drug stores in the Chicago, Ill. area from July 2005 through September 2005 for about $1.

Manufactured In: Mexico

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers away from young children and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Ideal Distributors collect at (773) 889-2997 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or e-mail the company at [email protected]


To view this recall online, please visit our website at:
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06043.html



-Rachel
Mama to Abigail Rose
5/18/02
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Nursed for three years!

and Ethan James
10/19/05
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"When you know better, you do better."
Maya

Calla
12-02-2005, 08:59 AM
How scary!!

Sillygirl
12-02-2005, 09:13 AM
Why are the pacifiers filled with honey? And why isn't that the reason for the recall?