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 17,400
Importer/retailer: Meijer Inc., of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Hazard: The balls at the end of the bug’s antennae can detach, posing a choking hazard.
Description: Recalled are Falls Creek brand infant slipper socks in yellow and black bumble bee and red and black lady bug. They were sold in infant size 0-12 months.
Sold exclusively at: Meijer stores in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio from June 2009 through March 2011 for about $4.
Remedy: Return socks to any Meijer store for a refund.
Contact: Call 800-927-8699 or visit www.meijer.com.
