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Product recall for a Hollow Teething Tubes, Soft Silicone Teething Toys for Babies 0-12 Months presenting a high risk of choking.
Product recall for a Baby Teething Cotton Sunflower, Starfish Pendant presenting a serious risk of Choking and Asphyxiation.
Product recall for a 14 Pack Baby Rattles and Sensory Teething Play Toys for Newborns presenting a serious risk of choking.
Product Safety Report for Mizzie the Kangaroo Natural Teething Toy - 2021-MTK-012 presenting a serious risk of asphyxiation.
Urgent product recall issued by Amazon for mushroom teether products identified as presenting a risk of suffocation.
Oral lidocaine-containing products for infant teething are only to be available under the supervision of a pharmacist so that parents and caregivers can receive guidance about managing infant teething symptoms. Non-medicinal options such as a teething ring or massaging the...
Parents and caregivers are being advised products containing lidocaine used for teething in babies and children will be sold only in pharmacies from 2019.
Product recall for ECO Baby Teether Infant Bracelet Toy presenting a serious risk of choking
Parents of infants and young children should not use unlicensed homeopathic teething tablets or gels which are available to buy online due to the risk of side effects.
Topical oral salicylate gels are no longer indicated for people younger than 16 years for pain associated with infant teething, orthodontic devices, cold sores, or mouth ulcers.
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