Pacifiers Recalled by OKK Trading Due to Choking Hazard

WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a
voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop
using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

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Name of product: Baby Necessities pacifiers

Units: About 2,900

Importer: OKK Trading, of Los Angeles, Calif.

Hazard: The pacifiers are banned under federal law. They failed federal safety
tests when the nipples separated from the base. This poses a choking hazard to
young children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves Baby Necessities pacifiers with a blue
heart-shaped mouth guard. The pacifiers were sold four to a pack. The words
"Baby Necessities" is printed on the cardboard packaging.

Sold at: Dollar and discount stores nationwide from August 2007 through
January 2009 for about $1.

Manufactured in:China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifier away from
children and contact OKK Trading for a refund or exchange.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact OKK Trading collect at
(877) 655-8697 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit
the firm's Web site at www.okktrading.com.

Note: CPSC was alerted to this hazard by the State of Connecticut's Department
of Consumer Protection.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the
public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of
types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is
committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the
safety of consumer products -- such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette
lighters, and household chemicals -- contributed significantly to the decline
in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the
past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline
at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's
web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list,
please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this
release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 655-8697
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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