Product Recall: sterling silver teething ring

Published: December 22, 2007, 8:03 am

Tags: baby products recall, babyproductsrecall, recall, silver teething ring recall, silverteethingringrecall, teething ring recall, teethingringrecall

Filed under: Teething, RecallsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 1,000 Sterling Silver Teething Rings made by Empire Silver Company of Brooklyn, New York. The silver ball that holds the ring in place can come off and release the beads that are inside. This can pose a choking and aspiration hazard to infants. No injuries have been reported.The rings were sold in three different styles: a single ring with a ball, a single ring with a heart and a ball, and three rings with a ball. The rings are hollow and have beads inside that make a rattling sound.These were sold at independent jewelry, gift, specialty and department stores nationwide during November 2007 for between $50 and $120.If you have one of these and are actually allowing your baby to gum something so expensive, you should immediately take it away and return it to the store where purchased. I would imagine this is the sort of thing that parents would receive as a gift and

[ Full article ]

Blog link

Rating: 0

Comments