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Product name Liquid-Filled Teethers
Description This recall is for 6 different styles of liquid-filled teethers for infants (3+ months old) to soothe gums during the feeding stage. The 6 styles affected have the same general construction of a durable vinyl exterior with clear liquid pre-filled inside. Some designs have printed graphics while others have floating internal characters. The 6 different styles are: Disney Days of Hunny Soft Cool Ring teether - Style# Y1447; Disney Soft Cool Ring Teether - Style# Y1470; Disney Soft Cool Ring Teether - Style# Y1490; The First Years Cool Animal/Fish, Zebra and Dinosaur designs - Style# Y1473; The First Years Floating Friends Teether - Style# Y1474; and Sesame Beginnings Chill and Chew Teether - Style# Y3095. 
Problem The liquid inside the teethers may contain pseudomonas aeruginosa and pseudomonas putida which can cause serious illness in children if the teether is punctured and the liquid from the teether is ingested. 
Distribution Nationwide at major retailers, grocery, drug and specialty stores. 
Company First Years Parent Service Center - 866-725-4407; Web site www.thefirstyears.com 
Dates sold July 2005 through January 2006. 
Date posted 02/23/2006 
 

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