Seventh Generation other containers

The reports, as CPSC published them

1. Emergency room

   Made May 16, 2013 · , sent to the company May 24, 2013 · , published by CPSC Jun 17, 2013

   The product, in the report: seventh generation clear and free baby wipes refill pack

   I am contacting you to inform you of a potential choking hazard on the 7th generation baby wipes refills packaging. Unfortunately, my family became alerted to this hazard when my 8 month old had a clear piece of plastic that peeled off of the wipes packaging removed from her throat in the hospital emergency room.

   In addition to the larger, clear tab that can be peeled back to open and pull out the wipes, there are two smaller clear tabs or pieces less than 1 inch by 1 inch and irregularly shaped that are on the green packaging.

   Of course, my husband and I did not notice when one of these small tabs became loosened or detached, or that the baby had gotten hold of this plastic piece somehow at the changing table. When the baby was unable to swallow her usual breakfast of baby food, I looked in her mouth and observed a clear plastic piece stuck in the back of her mouth on the roof of her mouth. She was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at the nearest hospital, and the pediatric emergency physician was able to remove the piece. Of course, we are so thankful for the good outcome to this horrible situation.

   While we are responsible for monitoring our own child, we also believe that the 7th generation wipes should carefully design packaging used around babies and toddlers that is not prone to having this small piece that can easily detach. We had been purchasing this product via Amazon.com. We will not continue to purchase this product, insisting that the packaging as the product need to be safe for our child. We have since noticed others wipes packaging including [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] brands which employ a similar large tape-like tab but do not have such tiny, extraneous pieces around this main pull tab. We hope you will take our experience seriously and consider this a serious problem and choking hazard. The problem is compounded by the fact that it is a clear tab, making it difficult for parents to notice if it becomes detached and, perhaps, stuck to clothing or the changing station.

   We did alert seventh generation company of this problem as well. I am now aware that they also produce a wipes container with a hard plastic flip lid. Of course, this product appears to be more expensive, so I am concerned that consumers may want to continue to purchase the resealable wipes that are more cost effective, but contain this design flaw that is so potentially dangerous.

   Bought from

   Amazon

   Bought

   Mar 1, 2013, about then

   Where

   Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 0, Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Seventh Generation, made or sold by Seventh Generation

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

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