Playtex is recalling about 3.6 million children’s Playtex plates and bowls in the United States and an about 1.9 million in Canada.
The clear plastic layer over the graphics can peel or bubble from the surface of the plates and bowls, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Playtex has received 372 reports of the plastic layer bubbling or peeling. In 11 cases, pieces of the detached plastic were found in children’s mouths, including four reports of choking on a piece of the plastic layer.
The recalled plates have a variety of printed designs including cars, construction scenes, giraffes, princesses, superheroes, and others. 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. They were sold separately and in sets. The Mealtime set has a plate, a bowl, two utensils, and a cup.
The children’s plates were sold Babies“R”Us, Target, Walmart, and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from October 2009 through October 2017. The cost was about $2.50 for a single plate or bowl and $15 for a Mealtime set.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled plates and bowls and take them away from young children, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advise. Consumers should contact Playtex for a full refund.
For more information, call Playtex at 888-220-2075 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit www.playtexproducts.com and click on “Recall.”
For details on other recalls, go to www.recalls.com.
