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Atico International USA Recalls Holiday Rattle Baby Slippers Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walgreens

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Holiday Rattle Baby Slippers
Holiday Rattle Baby Slippers · Photo: CPSC

What's being recalled

Holiday rattle baby slippers

Units: About 57,000

The recalled slippers are decorated with stuffed fabric figures including snowmen, Santa, reindeer, and penguins, and have decorative rattles inside the slippers that sound like bells when shaken. Item number 999526 is printed on the back of the cardboard header card packaging. "Find Your Joy" is printed on the front of the slippers packaging.

The problem, in CPSC's words

The internal stuffing and rattle inside the slippers decorative figures can be pulled out, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents and injuries reported to CPSC

Atico received one report of a 7-month old baby that was found beginning to turn blue with the slippers' stuffing in its mouth. The baby's father removed the stuffing. Two additional reports of babies wearing the slippers who pulled on the rattle/stuffing and the stuffing came out were also reported. No injuries reported.

What CPSC says to do

Refund

The firm is out of business, the remedy is no longer available, and the product should be discarded or destroyed.

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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice 11167, cpsc.gov. Text in quotes is from CPSC. Photos: CPSC.