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Epoch Everlasting Play Recalls All Calico Critters Animal Figures and Sets Sold with Bottle and Pacifier Accessories, More than 3.2 Million, Due to Choking Hazard; Two Deaths Reported

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Recall Date: March 09, 2023

Recall number: 23-150

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Calico Critters® Animal Figures and Sets sold with Bottle and Pacifier Accessories

Hazard: The bottle and pacifier accessories pose a choking hazard to children.

Remedy: Replace

Consumer Contact: Epoch Everlasting Play LLC at 800-631-1272 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or by email at productsafety@epocheverlastingplay.com, or online at www.epocheverlastingplay.com/recalls or https://epocheverlastingplay.com/ and click on “Product Recalls” at the top of the landing page or https://calicocritters.com/en-us/ and click on “Recall Information” at the top of the landing page.

Pictures available here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Epoch-Everlasting-Play-Recalls-All-Calico-Critters-Animal-Figures-and-Sets-Sold-with-Bottle-and-Pacifier-Accessories-More-than-3-2-Million-Due-to-Choking-Hazard-Two-Deaths-Reported

Recall Details

Units: More than 3.2 million units

Description: 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Epoch Everlasting Play LLC, of Pine Brook, New Jersey, are announcing the recall of all Calico Critters flocked animal figures and sets that were sold with bottle and pacifier accessories, which totals more than 3.2 million units.  The bottle and pacifier accessories pose a choking hazard to children.

This recall involves all Calico Critters flocked animal figures and sets sold with bottle and pacifier accessories.  The following item numbers are printed on the bottom of the product packaging.  The bottle accessories were sold in yellow, pink, blue and orange colors.  One style of the bottle has two yellow handles.  The pacifier accessories were sold in yellow, orange, pink, dark pink, blue and teal colors.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled bottle and pacifier accessories away from children and contact Epoch Everlasting Play LLC for instructions on how to submit a photo of the recalled bottle and/or pacifier accessory along with contact information and confirmation of destruction to receive a free replacement accessory.

Incidents/Injuries: Epoch Everlasting Play LLC is aware of three incidents involving the pacifier accessory, including two deaths.  One fatal incident involved a 2-year-old child in 2018 in New Mexico, and the other fatal incident involved a 9-month-old child in 2015 in Japan (with a pacifier accessory distributed by Epoch Japan).

ITEMDESCRIPTION
CC1407SANDY CAT TWINS
CC1450CHIHUAHUA TWINS
CC1459BORDER COLLIE TWINS
CC1481HAZELNUT CHIPMUNK TWINS
CC1491FLUFFY HAMSTER TWINS
CC1508WILDER PANDA TWINS
CC1510CUDDLE BEAR TWINS
CC1529SLYDALE FOX TWINS
CC1533 HAWTHORNE TWINS
CC1571ELLWOODS ELEPHANT TWINS
CC1586PERSIAN CAT TWINS
CC1641FISHER CAT TWINS
CC1643BL HOPSCOTCH RABBIT TWIN
CC1664HIGHCHAIR AND ACCESSORIES
CC1689BUTTERCUP TWINS
CC1694CC SILK CAT TWINS
CC1737BL TOY POODLE TWINS
CC1750BABY NURSERY SET
CC1761TWINS ASSORTMENT ‐ PK 9
CC1795BL MAPLE CAT TWINS
CC1924BL PICKLEWEEDS HEDGE TWN
CC1955JASON AND AMANDA VISIT DR. MURDOCK
CC1965CARRY CASES ‐ PK 1
CC2006BEAGLE TWINS
CC2019YELLOW LABRADOR TWINS
CC2067ADVENTURE TREEHOUSE GIFT
CC2269BABYS NURSERY SET
CC2269P4BABY NURSERY ‐ PK4
CC2484JESS & NOAH’S BACKYARD FUN
CC2537BL SOPHIE’S LOVE N CARE
CC2537P4SOPHIE LOVE N CARE ‐ PK4
CC2597NIGHTLIGHT NURSERY SET
CC2598BABY’S BLUE BEDROOM SET WITH NIGHTLIGHT
CF1407BL SANDY CAT TWINS
CF1412BL HOPSCOTCH RABBIT TWNS
CF1416BL ELLWOOD ELEPHANT TWNS
CF1418BL YELLOW LAB TWNS
CF1424SILK CAT TWINS
CF1429BL PKLWEED HEDGEHOG TWNS
CF1481BL HZLNUT CHIPMUNK TWINS
CF1491BL FLUFFY HAMSTER TWINS
CF1510BL CUDDLE BEAR TWINS
CF1513BL NIGHTLIGHT NURSERY SET
CF1520BL WILDER PANDA TWNS
CF1526BL BORDER COLLIE TWNS
CF1554BL BABYS NURSERY SET
CF1586BL PERSIAN CAT TWINS
CF1717BL ADV TREEHOUSE GIFT SE
CF1737BL TOY POODLE TWINS
CF1750BL BABY NURSERY SET
CF1761BL TWINS ASSORTMENT
CF1795BL MAPLE CAT TWINS
CF2537BL SOPHIES LOVE N CARE
CF2537P4BL SOPHIES LOVE N CARE

Sold At: Walmart, Meijer, and other stores nationwide and online at www.calicocritters.com and www.amazon.com from January 2000 through December 2021 for between $10 and $80.

Importer(s): Epoch Everlasting Play LLC

Manufactured In: China

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Author: Marianne Halterman

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

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