Choking Hazard Prompts Pacifier Holder Recall
Kids’ product recall 89-038. Announced by CPSC on May 16, 1989.
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Announced by CPSC on May 16, 1989. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Choking
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
May 16, 1989 Release # 89-038 Choking Hazard Prompts Pacifier Holder Recall WASHINGTON -- Some 3,600 “Mother’s Helper” pacifier holders sold nationwide in retail stores between October 1987 and August 1988 are being voluntarily recalled by Steven Barrie and Company of Warminster Pa., because of a potential choking hazard to young children.The recalled pacifier holders are various-shaped, two-inch plastic discs with a swivel metal clip attached for fastening the holder to the infant’s shirt, sleepwear, blanket, etc. The metal clip may come loose from the disc and could pose a choking hazard to infants.The words “Mother’s Helper 1986 Steven Barrie and Co., Inc., Ivyland, PA. U.S.A.” are embossed on the back.The company said its recalled holders have raised, multi-colored designs and letters on the front of the disc which read “I’m a 10,” “I’M A BOY,” or “Hot Stuff.” Neither the company nor the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is aware of any injuries associated with the recalled pacifier holders.Re-designed pacifier holders manufactured and sold by the company since August 1988 have a smooth, flat decal with multi-colored pictures and messages on the front of the discs.Consumers having the older “Mother’s Helper” pacifier holders should remove the holders from infants and toddlers, then return the product to the store for a full refund of the purchase price. Holders may also be sent directly to Steven Barrie and Company, 1055A Louis Drive, Warminster, PA 18970 for a refund of the purchase price and postage
Steven Barrie Mother’s Helper Hot Stuff pacifier holders, Steven Barrie Mother’s Helper I’m a 10 pacifier holders and Steven Barrie Mother’s Helper I’m a Boy pacifier holders.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Steven Barrie and Company.
- Made by Mother’s Helper.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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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.
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