RECALL: Over 3.2 Million Calico Critters Animal Figures and Sets Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; Two Child Deaths

RECALL: Over 3.2 Million Calico Critters Animal Figures and Sets Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; Two Child Deaths

Posted on March 10, 2023

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is investigating claims following the recall of more than 3.2 million Calico Critters flocked animal figures and sets that were sold with bottle and pacifier accessories that pose a choking hazard to children. The recall, announced on March 9, 2023, by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) states that Epoch Everlasting Play LLC is aware of three incidents involving the pacifier accessory, with one resulting in the death of a 2-year-old child in 2018 in New Mexico, and the other fatal incident involved a 9-month-old child in 2015 in Japan.

The CPSC has advised consumer to immediately take the recalled bottle and pacifier accessories away from children. The recall involves all Calico Critters flocked animal figures and sets sold with bottle and pacifier accessories. The sets, priced between $10 and $80, were sold at Walmart, Meijer, and other stores nationwide and online at www.calicocritters.com and on Amazon from January 2000 through December 2021.The products were manufactured in China and imported by Epoch Everlasting Play LLC.

The following item numbers are printed on the bottom of the product packaging.  The bottle accessories were sold in yellow, pink, blue and orange colors. One style of the bottle has two yellow handles. The pacifier accessories were sold in yellow, orange, pink, dark pink, blue and teal colors.

ITEMDESCRIPTION
CC1407SANDY CAT TWINS
CC1450CHIHUAHUA TWINS
CC1459BORDER COLLIE TWINS
CC1481HAZELNUT CHIPMUNK TWINS
CC1491FLUFFY HAMSTER TWINS
CC1508WILDER PANDA TWINS
CC1510CUDDLE BEAR TWINS
CC1529SLYDALE FOX TWINS
CC1533HAWTHORNE TWINS
CC1571ELLWOODS ELEPHANT TWINS
CC1586PERSIAN CAT TWINS
CC1641FISHER CAT TWINS
CC1643BL HOPSCOTCH RABBIT TWIN
CC1664HIGHCHAIR AND ACCESSORIES
CC1689BUTTERCUP TWINS
CC1694CC SILK CAT TWINS
CC1737BL TOY POODLE TWINS
CC1750BABY NURSERY SET
CC1761TWINS ASSORTMENT ‐ PK 9
CC1795BL MAPLE CAT TWINS
CC1924BL PICKLEWEEDS HEDGE TWN
CC1955JASON AND AMANDA VISIT DR. MURDOCK
CC1965CARRY CASES ‐ PK 1
CC2006BEAGLE TWINS
CC2019YELLOW LABRADOR TWINS
CC2067ADVENTURE TREEHOUSE GIFT
CC2269BABYS NURSERY SET
CC2269P4BABY NURSERY ‐ PK4
CC2484JESS & NOAH’S BACKYARD FUN
CC2537BL SOPHIE’S LOVE N CARE
CC2537P4SOPHIE LOVE N CARE ‐ PK4
CC2597NIGHTLIGHT NURSERY SET
CC2598BABY’S BLUE BEDROOM SET WITH NIGHTLIGHT
CF1407BL SANDY CAT TWINS
CF1412BL HOPSCOTCH RABBIT TWNS
CF1416BL ELLWOOD ELEPHANT TWNS
CF1418BL YELLOW LAB TWNS
CF1424SILK CAT TWINS
CF1429BL PKLWEED HEDGEHOG TWNS
CF1481BL HZLNUT CHIPMUNK TWINS
CF1491BL FLUFFY HAMSTER TWINS
CF1510BL CUDDLE BEAR TWINS
CF1513BL NIGHTLIGHT NURSERY SET
CF1520BL WILDER PANDA TWNS
  CF1526BL BORDER COLLIE TWNS
  CF1554BL BABYS NURSERY SET
CF1586BL PERSIAN CAT TWINS
CF1717BL ADV TREEHOUSE GIFT SE
CF1737BL TOY POODLE TWINS
CF1750BL BABY NURSERY SET
CF1761BL TWINS ASSORTMENT
CF1795BL MAPLE CAT TWINS
CF2537BL SOPHIES LOVE N CARE
CF2537P4BL SOPHIES LOVE N CARE

 

If your child or family member has been harmed as a result of a Calico Critter product or accessory that has been recalled and listed above, it is advisable to contact a personal injury attorney to evaluate any and all potential claims you may have against Epoch Everlasting Play LLC for its defective and potentially fatal products.

The attorneys at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP are currently evaluating potential product liability claims against Epoch Everlasting Play LLC on behalf of consumers whose children have been injured or died as a result of these recalled products. Contact our experienced product liability lawyers at (877) 800-1700 for a free consultation to immediately discuss your case.

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