CPSC Recall in 2011: Atico International USA Recalls Holiday Rattle Baby Slippers Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walgreens

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 11-167

Date: March 09, 2011

Product Name: Holiday rattle baby slippers

Recall Description:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard Description:

The internal stuffing and rattle inside the slippers decorative figures can be pulled out, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 57,000

Incidents:

Atico received one report of a 7-month old baby that was found beginning to turn blue with the slippers' stuffing in its' mouth. The baby's father removed the stuffing. Two additional reports of babies wearing the slippers who pulled on the rattle/stuffing and the stuffing came out were also reported. No injuries reported.

Sold At:

Walgreen stores nationwide from October 2010 through January 2011 for about $5.

Manufactured In:

China