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1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 16, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 16, 2012the latest report was made
  • Jan 16, 2012the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Gerber Graduate Puffs plastic container
Maker
GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANYMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Plastic containersHard or semi-hardCPSC’s product type: Plastic Containers (Rigid or Semi-rigid) (code 1123), in Containers & Packaging: Plastic

By month

1 report from February 2011 to January 2012; the most in January 2012, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Emergency room

    Made Jan 16, 2012, sent to the company Jan 24, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 7, 2012

    The product, in the report: Gerber Graduates Puffs puffed grain with real fruit / plastic container

    Gerber Graduate Puffs Strawberry Apple The Plastic Label on the outside of the container is a choking hazard.

    My 8 month old daughter was in her highchair with the entire family present eating her puffs snack. She was able to grab the container and bit off a large peice of the plastic wrapper which then became lodged in her throat. She immedialtely began choking. 911 was called and she was taken to the emergency room by ambulance. Thankfully it eventually went down her feeding tube and she was able to breath. According to the doctors if this went down her wind pipe she may have died. We have folowed up with our pediatrician today and are waiting for her to pass the swallowed plastic within a few days.

    The instructions on the container tell you to “open here” caution disgard plastic strap after opening. After you do this the rest of the label becomes compromised and can easliy tear off in pieces. We tried this with 6 other containers and the result was the same.

    We have warned other families we know, many who then reported to us similiar issues with their children also tearing this plastic off with their mouths.

    I have contacted Gerber and begged then to change this to a permant label that can not come off and present a choking hazard. I will be happy to provide any additional information that may be needed.

    Please, please, please, look into this before someone’s beautiful child dies from this.

    Thank you. [redacted]

    Model
    Gerber Graduate Puffs plastic container
    UPC
    015000045203
    Serial number
    04520 12555125H
    Bought from
    BJ’s Wholesale
    Bought
    Dec 11, 2011, about then
    Where
    Sayville, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 0, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Gerber Graduate Puffs plastic container, made or sold by GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

CPSC’s disclaimer

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Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

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Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

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