Atico International USA Recalls Holiday Rattle Baby Slippers Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walgreens
CPSC recall 11167. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The internal stuffing and rattle inside the slippers decorative figures can be pulled out, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
The firm is out of business, the remedy is no longer available, and the product should be discarded or destroyed.
CPSC recall 11167 has the recall date 10 Mar 2011. The notice names the firm Atico International. The recall has about 57,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2011 has 12,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Slippers.
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| Incidents and injuries | Atico received one report of a 7-month old baby that was found beginning to turn blue with the slippers' stuffing in its mouth. The baby's father removed the stuffing. Two additional reports of babies wearing the slippers who pulled on the rattle/stuffing and the stuffing came out were also reported. No injuries reported. |
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| Units | 57,000 |
| Remedy options | Refund |
| Description | The recalled slippers are decorated with stuffed fabric figures including snowmen, Santa, reindeer, and penguins, and have decorative rattles inside the slippers that sound like bells when shaken. Item number 999526 is printed on the back of the cardboard header card packaging. "Find Your Joy" is printed on the front of the slippers packaging. |
| Product | Holiday rattle baby slippers, About 57,000, Slippers |
| Sold at | Walgreen stores nationwide from October 2010 through January 2011 for about $5. |
| Importer | Atico International USA Inc |
| Distributor | Walgreen Co |
| Made in | China |
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- Hazard: Choking
- Category: Slippers
- CPSC recalls of 2011
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 57,000Median of 2011: 12,000
- CPSC recalls of 2011
- 313
- Recalls of 2011 with one of the same hazards
- 10%
- Recalls of 2011 in the category Slippers
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Atico International
- 13
Other recalls of the firm
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- CPSC recall notice 11167The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 11167. https://recallregister.com/product/631-atico-international-usa-recalls-holiday-rattle-baby-slippers-due-to-ch/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 11167 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Atico received one report of a 7-month old baby that was found beginning to turn blue with the slippers' stuffing in its mouth. The baby's father removed the stuffing. Two additional reports of babies wearing the slippers who pulled on the rattle/stuffing and the stuffing came out were also reported. No injuries reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Walgreen stores nationwide from October 2010 through January 2011 for about $5.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 11167?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Refund
- How many units are in CPSC recall 11167?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 57,000