The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·91112·Announced 1991-08-12

Esco Imports Recalls 600,000 Toy Nursing Bottles Due to Choking Hazard

Esco Imports is voluntarily recalling 600,000 toy nursing bottles because the nipples can separate and pose a choking hazard to young children.

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 choking hazard for young children, 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

Esco Imports of Texas, Inc. is voluntarily recalling approximately 600,000 toy nursing bottles, model number 3/211, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The product was collected by the U.S. Customs Service in San Antonio, TX, and tested by CPSC. During testing in accordance with regulations under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, the nipples separated and were identified as small parts that pose a potential choking hazard for young children.

The nursing bottles are labeled "Polythene Nursing Bottle ...Esco...3/211...Made in China," and some are marked "Bottle Baby." The bottles are three inches in length with rubber nipples and blue or pink caps. Each package contains two toy nursing bottles and retailed for 29 cents to 59 cents. The bottles were sold in variety, toy, grocery, and discount stores in Indiana, Ohio, New York, Texas, Utah, Michigan, Kentucky, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Illinois, Iowa, and Mississippi from May 1982 to January 1991.

Neither the CPSC nor the company is aware of any injuries involving these toy bottles. Consumers are urged to take the toy bottles away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund of the purchase price. For more information, consumers may call the firm at 1-800-445-3836.

The recalled product

Product
Bottle Baby toy nursing bottles
Manufacturer
Esco Imports
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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