Status: Recall found CPSC
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Hazard (from the official notice)
The clear plastic layer over the graphics can peel or bubble from the surface of the plates and bowls, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled plates and bowls and take them away from young children.
Hazard (from the official notice)
The clear plastic layer over the graphics can peel or bubble from the surface of the plates and bowls, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled plates and bowls and take them away from young children. Consumers should contact Playtex for a full refund.
Description (from the official notice)
This recall involves Playtex plates and bowls for children. The plates have various printed designs including cars, construction scenes, giraffes, princesses, superheroes and more. The white polypropylene plates and bowls also have a colored rim on top and a non-slip bottom. Playtex is written on the bottom of the plates and bowls. The plates and bowls were sold separately and together as sets. A Mealtime set is comprised of a plate, a bowl, two utensils and a cup.
Remedy options (from the official notice)
Refund
Incidents and injuries (from the official notice)
Playtex has received 372 reports of the clear plastic layer over the graphics bubbling or peeling. The firm has received 11 reports of pieces of the detached clear plastic found in children's mouths, including four reports of choking on a piece of the clear plastic layer.
Where it was sold (from the official notice)
Babies"R"Us, Target, Walmart, and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from October 2009 through August 2017 for about $2.50 for a single plate or bowl and $15 for a Mealtime set.
Consumer contact (from the official notice)
Playtex toll-free at 888-220-2075 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.playtexproducts.com and click on “Recall” for more information.
- Product: Children's Playtex plates and bowls
- Distributor: Playtex Products, LLC, of Shelton, Conn.
- Units (from the official notice): About 3.6 million (in addition, about 1.9 million were sold in Canada)
- Manufacturer country (from the official notice): China
- Recall date: Oct 3, 2017
- Recall number: 18-001
Hazard and remedy text is shown word for word from the official notice.
