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Recall of The First Years® Baby Teethers

The Food and Drug Administration has posted a firm recall of the following baby teethers manufactured by The First Years®:

  • 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 Teether/Fish, Zebra and Dinosaur designs--Style# Y1473
  • The First Years® Floating Friends Teether-- Style# Y1474
  • Sesame Beginnings™ Chill & Chew Teether-- Style# Y3095

According to the company, “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.” 

Pseudomonas, particularly pseudomonas aeruginosa, can cause life-threatening infections.  If your baby has developed an infection from a contaminated First Years® teether, contact Pritzker | Ruohonen.  We are a premier personal injury law firm with a national reputation for excellence in the area of product liability.  We focus our practice on cases like yours that demand an understanding of complex scientific and medical evidence.  Lawyer Fred Pritzker has over 29 years of experience and a record of success, including a recent settlement for $3,750,000.  In recognition of his achievements, other attorneys around the country have selected him to be included in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.  If you have any questions, contact Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation.  We can help you.

Pritzker | Ruohonen is a national personal injury law firm and represents clients throughout the United States.  Our offices are conveniently located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

For an academic article on pseudomonas aeruginosa, please see the following: “Cell-to-Cell Signaling and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections” by Christian Van Delden and Barbara H. Iglewski, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no4/vandelden.htm.


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