The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products unless otherwise instructed. Consumers can submit reports of harm to CPSC’s new searchable online product safety database at www.SaferProducts.gov. A searchable food and medical product recall database is available at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm.
Units: About 57,000
Importer: Atico International USA Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Hazard: The stuffing and rattle inside the slippers’ decorative figures can be pulled out, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Description: Slippers are decorated with stuffed fabric figures, including snowmen, Santa, reindeer and penguins. Decorative rattles inside the slippers sound like bells when shaken.
Sold exclusively at: Walgreen stores nationwide from October 2010 through January 2011 for about $5.
Remedy: Return slippers to any Walgreen location for a refund.
Contact: Call 877-546-4835 or visit www.aticousa.com.