Status: Recall found CPSC
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Hazard (from the official notice)
Mold can develop on the removable, one-piece, white valve inside the spill-proof Tommee Tippee Sippee cups when it remains wet/moist and is infrequently cleaned.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Sippee cups and contact Mayborn to receive a free replacement cup.
Hazard (from the official notice)
Mold can develop on the removable, one-piece, white valve inside the spill-proof Tommee Tippee Sippee cups when it remains wet/moist and is infrequently cleaned. The CPSC advises that mold ingestion poses a risk of gastrointestinal symptoms and infections in consumers with compromised immune systems.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Sippee cups and contact Mayborn to receive a free replacement cup.
Description (from the official notice)
This recall involves five types of spill-proof Tommee Tippee Sippee cups all with a removable, one-piece white valve. The five types include: First Sips Transition cup, Trainer Sippee cup, Sippee cup (including Cute Quips), Sportee bottle and Insulated Swiggle/Sippee tumblers. The plastic drinking cups have spill-proof tops, easy-grip sides with detachable handles and were sold in clear with colored lids and a variety of colors and character prints. Some of the cups include short phrases on the front of the cups including: "You Pour I'll Fling," or "Drink Drop Repeat." The cups have a 7 to 10 oz. capacity and were sold for children ages 4 to 12 months. Only Tommee Tippee Sippee cups with a removable, one-piece white valve are included in this recall.
Remedy options (from the official notice)
Replace
Incidents and injuries (from the official notice)
Mayborn USA has received 3,066 reports of mold in the removable, one-piece, opaque valve of the Sippee cups, including 68 reports of children experiencing diarrhea, vomiting or other symptoms associated with drinking from a cup with mold in the valve.
Where it was sold (from the official notice)
BuyBuy Baby, CVS, Giant, Kohl's, Marco Baby, Marshalls, Meijer, Sam's Club, Ross Stores, Target, Bealls Outlet, Walgreens and Wal-Mart and other mass merchandise stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Babyhaven.com, and Diapers.com from December 2014 through May 2016 for between $4 and $7.
Consumer contact (from the official notice)
Online at www.tommeetippee.us and click on the recall button at the bottom of homepage for more information and/or toll-free at 877-248-6922 anytime during the week and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET Saturday.
- Product: Tommee Tippee Sippee spill-proof cups
- Importer: Mayborn USA Inc., of Norwood, Mass.
- Units (from the official notice): About 3.1 million (in addition, 227,000 were sold in Canada)
- Manufacturer country (from the official notice): China
- Recall date: May 27, 2016
- Recall number: 16-179
Hazard and remedy text is shown word for word from the official notice.
