CPSC, Whitehall-Robins Healthcare Announce Recall of Teething Rings

Recall at a glance

What was recalled

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." Only the teething rings, and not the Baby Anbesol® Grape Gel, are being recalled.

Is my product affected?

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• Baby Anbesol® Baby Teething Kits · About 475,000 units

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Where it was sold

Companies named in the notice: Mass merchandise, drug and grocery stores nationwide sold Baby Anbesol with these teethers, from May 1999 through June 2000, for about $6.; Whitehall-Robins Healthcare, of Madison, N.J..

Injuries or incidents reported

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.

Consumer contact

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 website at http://www3.young-america.com/2506-2/Recall.asp

Recall history and context

Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 136 recalls in the clothing and accessories category, 19 recalls of them in the past 12 months.

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