ROSSLYN, Virginia — Choking children, at least one of whom wound up in the emergency room, caused Gerber to issue a sweeping recall of Soothe N Chew Teething Sticks.
How sweeping? All batches of Strawberry Apple and Banana flavor are recalled. Geographically, this covers Puerto Rico and 45 states — only Alaska, New Mexico, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming are excluded.
The retail outlets include Target, Publix and Walmart, which didn’t bother with its usual posting of a store list, just saying, “All Walmart stores.”
“The recall was initiated after receiving consumer complaints of choking incidents,” the recall notice by Gerber Products parent Nestle said. As of Friday, “one emergency room visit has been reported to the firm.”
The Strawberry Apple flavor came in 3.2-ounce boxes. The Banana flavor came in 3.2-ounce and 1.59-ounce boxes.
If you have these teething sticks, don’t give them to your babies. Take them back to the place of purchase for a refund. Take children with medical problems to a medical professional. For questions about the recall, call Gerber at 1-800-443-7237 (1-800-4-GERBER).
