The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·04223·Announced 2004-09-24

Jaloma Pacifiers Recalled Due to Choking Hazard and Federal Law Violations

Natura Products Downey Inc. is recalling Jaloma pacifiers because they failed federal safety tests and pose a choking hazard to infants.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (choking hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Natura Products Downey Inc. of City of Commerce, Calif., is recalling approximately 9,400 Jaloma pacifiers. The pacifiers, which measure three inches long and about 1½ inches across the base, are made of pink, blue, green, or white plastic with a yellow nipple filled with a sugary substance. The shield is labeled "Jaloma." These products are banned under federal law because they failed federal safety tests and can come apart, posing a choking hazard to infants and small children.

The pacifiers were sold at various small Mexican supermarkets and commercial retailers nationwide from March 2004 through August 2004 for between $0.35 and $1. CPSC has received one report of a pacifier nipple detaching from the pacifier while in the mouth of a seven-month-old; the child was not injured.

Consumers should immediately take the pacifiers away from young children and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. Consumers may also call Natura Products Downey collect at (323) 726-9098 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday.

The recalled product

Product
Jaloma pacifiers
Manufacturer
Natura Products Downey Inc., of City of Commerce, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Baby Products
Hazard
Affected units
9,400

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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