The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0578-2025·Announced 2025-03-05

Gerber Baby Teething Sticks Recalled Due to Choking Risk

Nestlé-USA is recalling all lots of Gerber Snacks for Baby Soothe 'n' Chew Teething Sticks in Strawberry Apple flavor following complaints of infant choking. The product was distributed across 42 states and Puerto Rico.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

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

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, which by definition warrants Critical severity. Class I recalls address defects that could cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The complaint of infant choking—a serious injury hazard in vulnerable infants—further supports this assessment.

Plain-English summary

Nestlé-USA, Inc. is recalling all lots of Gerber Snacks for Baby Soothe 'n' Chew TEETHING STICKS in Strawberry Apple flavor (Net Wt 3.2 oz/90g) due to safety concerns. The FDA issued a Class I recall after the firm received complaints of infant choking involving these products.

The affected product is UPC 0 15000 04518 7, manufactured by Gerber Products Co. in Fremont, Michigan. Approximately 314,398 cases of the product were distributed to retailers in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop giving it to infants and discard it or return it to the point of purchase. Parents who believe their child has been harmed by this product are urged to contact their healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Gerber Snacks for Baby Soothe 'n' Chew TEETHING STICKS Strawberry Apple NET WT 3.2 OZ (90g) UPC 0 15000 04518 7 GERBER PRODUCTS CO., FREMONT, MI 49413
Manufacturer
Nestle-USA, Inc. (Corporate Office)
Category
Food — Baby Food / Snacks
Hazard

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Distribution

Distributed in 46 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Nestle-USA, Inc. (Corporate Office) under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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