A Recall on More Than 600,000 Gerber Baby Products Was Just Upgraded to the FDA’s Highest Risk Level
Concerned parents have a lot on their plates these days, especially given the uptick in virus news with the first pediatric measles fatality being announced today. The good news is that one way of keeping your little one safe is simply checking the kitchen for a product the FDA has just assigned with its top-risk warning.
On February 1, we reported that Gerber Products Company was voluntarily recalling and discontinuing all batches of Gerber Soothe N Chew Teething Sticks, citing consumer reports of choking incidents—and one reported emergency room visit at that time.
Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday that the recall is considered a Class I event. The FDA refers to Class I recalls as “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”
A brief online search on February 26 suggests that some retail locations may still be selling the recalled teething sticks. (Our earlier report stated: “A brief search shows that the product may have been sold through retailers such as Walmart, Target, Amazon, CVS, Walgreens, and others.”)
The recall covers distribution in a large range of states—and Puerto Rico—but is not an official nationwide recall. The following states are mentioned in the recall notice: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
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