Barbara's Beat: Holiday Keepsake Newborn Mittens recalled due to choking hazard
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Holiday Keepsake Newborn Mittens recalled due to choking hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced a recall of Newborn Keepsake Mittens.

Name of Product: Newborn Keepsake Mittens

Units: About 4,700

Manufacturer: Nurses Choice Corp. of Wilmington, N.C.

Hazard: Decorations on the mittens can be pulled off, posing a choking hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: The company has received one report of a decoration falling off a mitten. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The infant mittens are made of white cotton. They have candy cane, teddy bear and "2011" decorations glued on one side.

Sold at: The recalled products were distributed by hospitals nationwide for free to newborns from October 2010 to January 2011.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the mittens and contact Nurses Choice for a free replacement.

Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Nurses Choice at (800) 747-7076 from Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, by e-mail to info@nurses-choice.com or visit the company's website at http://www.nurses-choice.com/

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11128.html
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