The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0781-2014·Announced 2014-01-29

Ranir Recalls TopCare and Up & Up Kids Power Toothbrushes

Ranir is recalling TopCare and Up & Up kids' power toothbrushes because the tufted disk may detach, posing a choking hazard to children three and younger.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 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 fits the rubric criterion for 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.' No injuries or deaths are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Ranir, LLC is recalling all lots of the Up & Up brand Kid's Power Toothbrush and the TopCare brand Clifford Kids Power Toothbrush. The recall is due to a defect where the tufted disk may become detached from the power brush handle.

If the tuft retention disk detaches from the handle, it presents a potential choking hazard for children three years old and younger. The source text does not specify the number of units recalled, the distribution locations, or the specific dates of distribution.

Consumers should stop using the affected toothbrushes immediately. The source text does not provide specific instructions for consumers on how to return the product or obtain a refund.

The recalled product

Product
TopCare Clifford THE BIG RED DOG power toothbrush for kids!
Manufacturer
Ranir Corporation
Category
Consumer Product — Personal Care
Hazard
Affected units
601,616

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (2)

  • UPC 071031069496
  • all lots

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Ranir Corporation under a single FDA (Devices) 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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