SEATTLE, Wash. — A popular baby food brand is discontinuing a teething product after a child was rushed to the emergency room after using it.
Gerber is recalling its ‘Soothe n Chew Teething Sticks,’ according to a Jan. 31. press release published by parent company Nestlé USA.
The brand said that the product posed a possible choking hazard for babies and young children.
The teething products came in two flavors: strawberry apple and banana.
The products were distributed in 45 states plus Puerto Rico, including: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, 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, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The release said that parents who purchased the chewing sticks should not feed this product to their child, and can return the product to the retailer where it was purchased for a refund.
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