If you bought this in Walgreens, stop using it now, the authorities say

The product could present a serious security risk, according to experts.


Walgreens is a one-stop shop for virtually everything you may need for your health or home, prescription drug to cleaning products. And while the vast majority of store products are used by customers without adverse effects on a daily basis, a particular element sold by the brand has just been identified as presenting a serious security risk. Now the brand recalls 54,000 from this popular element due to the danger it presents. Read it to find out if you should get rid of this product now.

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Walgreens has just recalled about 54,000 rattles.

three winnie the pooh rattles in cardboard box
Courtesy of Walgreens

On July 14, the Consumer Products Safety Board (CPCC) announced that Walgreens had launched the recall of about 54,000 Disney Winnie babies the babies catch-up sets.
The Hochet Games were sold in Walgreens in the United States between seven 2019 and 2020 January for about $ 10. The element in sets identified as a potential safety risk is a blue and red rattle of 6.7 inches with green and yellow forms and a winning victory Figure Pooh attached to a blue ring at the top.

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The rattles can present a risk of choking.

baby putting toy in mouth
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The reminder was launched by Walgreens after discovering that the rattle, which is meaningless for children of three months and more, could present a risk of suffocation. Walgreens recalled the accommodation after receiving eight feet reports on the Winnie hiking the pooh silhouette. However, from the date of recall, there had been no injury report related to the use of rattles.

If you have the rattle at home, spread it out of your children.

young child playing with blocks while her father looks on in background
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While Walgreens had not received any children's reports wounded by the recalled rattles, the company recommends the caregivers "immediately taking the recalled rattle of young children".

If you are in possession of the affected rattles, you can call Walgreens at any time at 800-925-4733 or visit the "Contact us"Walgreens website section for more information and to receive a full refund.

This is not the first reminder of the rattle this year.

A Walmart store sign
Refuge

Walgreens is not alone in having to draw their traces from the market this year. On April 14, 2021, the CPSP announced the recall of about18,000 infant activity rattles Clop Clop Sold in Walmart Stores and Walmart.com, also because of suffocation.

As in the case of the reminder of Walgreens, there was no report of children injured by the products on the reminder date.

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