Playtex recalls children’s plates and bowls due to choking hazard
Published atPlaytex has issued a massive recall for children’s plates and bowls.
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.
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.
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.
The items were sold at Babies“R”Us, Target, Walmart, and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from Oct. 2009 through Oct. 2017 for about $2.50 for a single plate or bowl and $15 for a Mealtime set.
About 3.6 million have been sold in the United States and about 1.9 million were sold in Canada.