The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·11128·Announced 2011-02-15

Nurses Choice Recalls Newborn Keepsake Mittens Due to Choking Hazard

Nurses Choice is recalling about 4,700 Newborn Keepsake Mittens because decorations can detach and pose a choking hazard to infants. No injuries have been reported.

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 choking hazard for infants, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Nurses Choice Corp. of Wilmington, N.C., is recalling approximately 4,700 Newborn Keepsake Mittens. The infant mittens are made of white cotton and feature candy cane, teddy bear, and "2011" decorations glued to one side. The decorations can be pulled off, posing a choking hazard to infants.

The company has received one report of a decoration falling off a mitten, but no injuries have been reported. The recalled products were distributed by hospitals nationwide for free to newborns from October 2010 to January 2011.

Consumers should immediately stop using the mittens and contact Nurses Choice for a free replacement. For more information, contact Nurses Choice at (800) 747-7076 from Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, by e-mail to [email protected], or visit www.nurses-choice.com.

The recalled product

Product
Newborn Keepsake Mittens
Manufacturer
Nurses Choice Corp. of Wilmington, N.C.
Category
Consumer Product — Infant Clothing
Hazard
Affected units
4,700

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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