Nearly 9,000 teethers recalled due to choking hazard!

The recalled product is a wooden teether from Bebe au Lait. Teething devices are also called teething sticks, teethers, teeth fixers, and teeth training devices. Most of them are made of safe and non-toxic silicone, and some are made of soft plastic and wood. They have various designs such as fruits, animals, pacifiers, and cartoon characters. They can massage the gums and relieve the discomfort of teething.

The Bebe au Lait teether is being recalled due to a choking hazard. The string connecting the beads on the teether may come loose. If a child accidentally swallows the beads, they may choke.

The recall involves 12 different styles of wooden teethers, including shapes of butterflies, boats, flowers and dinosaurs. The teethers measure "3 x 3 x 1" and are printed with "Bebe au Lait" and one of the following date codes: 02-2019, 10-2020 or 03-2021.

The wooden teethers were manufactured in China and sold at Target and various other stores nationwide, as well as online at Bebeaulait.com, Zulily.com and other sites, for about $15 between May 2019 and October 2021. During that time, Bebe au Lait sold 8,600 of them (and about 10 in Canada).

It should be noted that ASTM is a mandatory standard for toy testing in the United States. As long as the toy is exported, the United States needs to do ASTM testing.

On August 24, 2017, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) updated the consumer safety standard - Toy Safety ASTM F963-17, which has general requirements for toy products exported to the US market.

In addition to the stores mentioned above, many sellers also sell similar products on Amazon. Amazon requires that the teethers listed on its shelves must pass the ASTM F963-17 safety standard and submit test reports and corresponding materials to Amazon.

If sellers do not provide the required information by the applicable deadlines, Amazon may: remove the product listings, suspend the ability to add new products and/or list products, withhold any payments due, and initiate legal action.

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