Recall: Playtex Recalls Pacifier Holder Clips Due to Choking Hazard

Description: This recall involves the Playtex pacifier holder clips that attach a pacifier to items like clothing, diaper bags and strollers. It is a plastic clip with a figure and a "Playtex" copyright logo that slides up and down to adjust the clip, a ribbon and a clear plastic ring that stretches to fit the pacifier. The pacifier holder was sold in green with a monkey figure, pink with a flower and blue with a tow truck.

Name of product: Playtex pacifier holder clips

Units: About 1.25 million in the U.S. and 150,000 in Canada

Hazard: The pacifier holder clips can crack and a small part can break off which poses a choking hazard to small children.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifier holders away from infants and contact Playtex for instructions on how to return the product for a full refund.

Recall date: January 22, 2014

Incidents/Injuries: Playtex has received 99 reports of the holder cracking or breaking. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At: Walmart, other major retailers, juvenile product, baby and discount stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, among others, from July 2010 through October 2013 for about $3.

Manufactured in: China

Consumer contact: Playtex toll-free at (888) 220-2075 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.playtexproducts.com and click on Recall for more information.

Recall number: 14-084