CPSC Recall in 2014: Fred & Friends Recalls Infant Pacifiers Due to Choking Hazard

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 14-097

Date: January 30, 2014

Product Name: Fred & Friends Chill Baby Artiste, Volume and Panic pacifiers

Recall Description:

The Chill Baby Artiste, Volume and Panic pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards.

Hazard Description:

The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The beard on the Artiste and the knob on the Volume pacifiers can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. In addition, the ventilation holes on the Volume and Panic pacifier guards are too small.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 183,000 in the United States and 17,000 in Canada

Incidents:

Fred & Friends has received one report of the knob on the Volume pacifier detaching. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Department stores, gift, drug, toy, baby product, grocery and home decorating stores, and hospital, museum gift shops nationwide and various websites from April 2013 through December 2013 for about $10.

Manufactured In:

China