The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·09089·Announced 2009-01-13

Top Goods Trading Recalls Flashing Pacifiers Due to Choking and Strangulation Hazards

Top Goods Trading is recalling flashing pacifiers because parts can separate, posing a choking and strangulation hazard to babies.

What this means for you

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/strangulation) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Top Goods Trading, of Temple City, Calif., is recalling about 38,000 flashing pacifiers. The recalled pacifiers feature a yellow heart-shaped mouth guard and handle, with a 15-inch cord attached to the handle. LED lights are activated by pushing the heart-shaped handle into the base of the pacifier.

The flashing pacifiers do not comply with federal safety standards for pacifiers. Although marketed to older children and adults, the pacifiers could be given to babies, where the pieces can separate and pose a choking hazard. The source text notes that this could cause serious injury or death. No injuries have been reported.

The pacifiers were sold at retail stores in the Los Angeles area from November 2007 through November 2008 for about 50 cents. Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifier away from children and contact Top Goods Trading for a refund or exchange. For additional information, consumers can contact Top Goods Trading collect at (213) 680-0388 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

The recalled product

Product
Flashing Pacifiers
Manufacturer
Top Goods Trading, of Temple City, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Pacifiers & Accessories
Hazard
Affected units
38,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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