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Cubetensils Children’s Eating Utensils Recalled by Edoche Due to Choking Hazard

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Recall Date: December 19, 2013

Recall Number: 14-070

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Children’s spoon and fork sets

Hazard: The utensil’s handle can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants.

Remedy: Refund

Consumer Contact: Edoche call collect at (774) 295-0170 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.edoche.com then click on About Us at the top of the page for more information. Customers can also send an email to info@edoche.com.

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Cubetensils-Childrens-Eating-Utensils-Recalled-by-Edoche/

Recall Details

Units: About 1,100 sets

Description: This recall involves Edoche’s Cubetensils sets of children’s eating utensils. Each set consists of a spoon and a matching fork with stainless steel heads and plastic handles. The handle has three segments that rotate to create design combinations. The utensils are 5.75-inches long and were sold in seven different models/designs: alphabet, moon and stars, nature, princess, rockets, trucks and veggies. The sets come in a brown cardboard box with a clear viewing window in the front. “Edoche” is printed on the bottom of the utensils and “Stainless Steel China” is embossed on the metal heads.  The phrase “Not for children under 3” appears on the back of the product’s packaging.

Incidents/Injuries: Edoche has received one report of the utensil’s handle detaching and a baby putting it in his/her mouth. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the utensils away from children and contact Edoche for a full refund.

Sold at: Major retailers and specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and eBay.com from May 2012 through November 2013 for about $8 a set.

Importer: Edoche, Inc., of Seattle, Wash.

Manufactured in: China

Author: Marianne Halterman

Marianne is a member of the SafeKids Coalition of the Central Shenandoah Valley.

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