Logan Ivey received free food and baby clothes after sharing the Baby Gerber coupon from his mother. (Gerber Baby via Tiktok)
An emblematic baby food brand abandons a teeth product after a child was sent to the emergency room after using it.
Gerber announced the recall of his SOOTHE dentition sticks on January 31. In a press release published by the Mother company Nestlé USA, the brand said that the products posed “a risk of potential suffocation for babies and young children”.
“The recall was launched after receiving consumer complaints to stifle incidents,” said GERBER in the press release. “To date, an emergency visit has been reported.
The products were distributed in 45 more Puerto Rico states, in particular: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgie, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusets, Maryland, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusets, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Southern Dakota, Tennesse, Texas, Utah, Virginie, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
Gerber, a Nestlé brand, recalls baby dentition products on potential safety risks. (Nestlé / Foxbusiness)
The distribution states were Alaska, Northern Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana and Wyoming. According to Gerber, the products “were distributed nationally via the Internet and in distribution centers and retail stores in the following states and territories”.
The dentition products came in two flavors: the strawberry potatoes and the banana. The recall and the judgment are only limited to these two flavors.
The press release stressed that parents who bought chewing sticks “should not feed this product from their child and can return the product to the retailer where it was purchased for a refund”.
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Gerber baby food products are seen on a supermarket shelf in New York. (Mario Tama / Getty Images / Getty Images)
“Anyone concerned about an injury or illness must contact a health care provider,” the statement noted. “For any additional support required, Gerber is available 24/7 to 1-800-4-Gerber (1-800-443-7237).”
“We work with the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on this recall and will cooperate fully with them,” added Gerber. “We sincerely apologize for any concern or drawback that this action represents for parents, caregivers and retail customers.”
It is rare for Gerber to remember the products, but it has happened in the past. In 2023, GERBER baby formula This was recalled to potentially contain harmful bacteria was wrongly dispatched to dozens of retailers after the start of the recall.
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File photo: a Nestlé logo. (Reuters / Denis Balibouse / Photos / Reuters Photos)
In 2016, the brand too recalled four lots Bags of baby food after the managers discovered the reception potential during transport and manipulation.
Fox Business contacted Nestlé for additional comments.
Danielle Genovese de Fox Business contributed to this report.
