CPSC, Delta Enterprise Corp. Announce Recall of Lov’s Pacifiers
Kids’ product recall 05-173. Announced by CPSC on May 12, 2005.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 12, 2005. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The pacifiers are banned under federal law. They failed federal safety tests when the nipples separated from the base. This poses a choking hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should discard the pacifiers and contact the firm for instructions on how to obtain a refund or replacement product.
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- How to reach the firm: Contact Delta Enterprise’s Pacifier Hotline at (800) 377-3777 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.deltaenterprise.com/recall
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled pacifier measures about 2-1/4 inches in width and 1-1/2 inches in length and has button or hinged handles. The pacifiers are white with various colored handles. Designs are imprinted on some pacifier shields. One pacifier shield is decorated with a pink elephant, a purple giraffe with green polka dots, a blue lion with yellow fur and a blue cloud and yellow sun. Another pacifier shield has blue stars with Santa shapes. The amber colored nipple, imprinted with the words “caoui,” “chouc” and “pur,” is about 1-1/8 inches long. “Lov 2-Pack,” “Decorated Orthodontic Pacifier,” and “97705” are printed on the front packaging of the pacifiers. “Delta Enterprise Corp., Brooklyn NY 11212 Made in Thailand” is printed on the package back.
About 180,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Lov’s Decorated Orthodontic Pacifier.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Delta Enterprise Corp..
- Small retail stores, from November 2001 through December 2004, for about $1.
- Made in Thailand, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
CPSC has received one report of a 6-month-old child who was found gagging on the nipple that had separated from the pacifier. The child was not injured.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.