CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT
The internal stuffing and rattle inside the slippers decorative figures can be pulled out, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Atico International USA Recalls Holiday Rattle Baby Slippers Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walgreens
The recalled slippers are decorated with stuffed fabric figures including snowmen, Santa, reindeer, and penguins, and have decorative rattles inside the slippers that sound like bells when shaken. Item number 999526 is printed on the back of the cardboard header card packaging. "Find Your Joy" is printed on the front of the slippers packaging.
Required Consumer Action
The firm is out of business, the remedy is no longer available, and the product should be discarded or destroyed.
Recall Details
Sold At
Walgreen stores nationwide from October 2010 through January 2011 for about $5.
Injuries
Atico received one report of a 7-month old baby that was found beginning to turn blue with the slippers' stuffing in its mouth. The baby's father removed the stuffing. Two additional reports of babies wearing the slippers who pulled on the rattle/stuffing
Remedy
Refund
Recall Number
11167
Product Information
Product Name
Holiday rattle baby slippers
Product Type
Slippers
Number of Units
About 57,000
Imported By
Atico International USA Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Distributed By
Walgreen Co., of Deerfield, Ill.
Manufactured In
China