Post by Carolina on May 22, 2006 15:04:17 GMT 7
Thought this was worth posting - our baby uses these dummies.
In October 2005 CHOICE (Aussie consumer magazine) looked at the potential choking danger of the NUK Starlight Silicone Soother (dummy).
First alert: Kerry-Ann Parsons of Townsville told us that her six-month-old baby, Alexander, had got the whole dummy into his mouth while settling down to sleep, and was choking on it when she came back to check on him.
Second alert: Another baby, six-month-old Jonah Hedges, was discovered by his mother Gayle with the whole dummy in his mouth. She also reported the incident to CHOICE. In response to the first incident, NUK said Alexander was at, or slightly over, the age recommended for the size one dummy he was using and advised that he use the next size up (size two - suitable for 6-18 month old babies).
Third alert
After reading the CHOICE report about the NUK dummy, Jacqueline Nunan of Reservoir in Victoria bought her daughter Annika a size two version, even though at the time the baby was only four months old.
Recently, after Jacqueline had settled seven-month-old Annika in her cot and left the room, the baby managed to get the entire size two NUK dummy into her mouth. When she came back later to check on her, Jacqueline discovered her daughter had the dummy fully in her mouth. Though not actually choking Annika was clearly distressed - she had tears in her eyes and was making "muffled, bleating sounds".
We contacted NUK for a response. The company stated that although it made every effort to make safe products, accidents couldn't be avoided in all situations. NUK advised parents to supervise babies when they were given a soother.
NUK also said a larger mouth-guard could still be accidentally taken into a baby's mouth, and that this would be harder to remove than a smaller one. NUK mentioned that a new model of the Starlight Silicone Soother with improved safety features would soon be available.
Finally, NUK re-stated that Starlight Silicone Soother complies with the European Standard EN1400, and that the Australian Standard is not mandatory and has only been reviewed once since its inception in 1981
In October 2005 CHOICE (Aussie consumer magazine) looked at the potential choking danger of the NUK Starlight Silicone Soother (dummy).
First alert: Kerry-Ann Parsons of Townsville told us that her six-month-old baby, Alexander, had got the whole dummy into his mouth while settling down to sleep, and was choking on it when she came back to check on him.
Second alert: Another baby, six-month-old Jonah Hedges, was discovered by his mother Gayle with the whole dummy in his mouth. She also reported the incident to CHOICE. In response to the first incident, NUK said Alexander was at, or slightly over, the age recommended for the size one dummy he was using and advised that he use the next size up (size two - suitable for 6-18 month old babies).
Third alert
After reading the CHOICE report about the NUK dummy, Jacqueline Nunan of Reservoir in Victoria bought her daughter Annika a size two version, even though at the time the baby was only four months old.
Recently, after Jacqueline had settled seven-month-old Annika in her cot and left the room, the baby managed to get the entire size two NUK dummy into her mouth. When she came back later to check on her, Jacqueline discovered her daughter had the dummy fully in her mouth. Though not actually choking Annika was clearly distressed - she had tears in her eyes and was making "muffled, bleating sounds".
We contacted NUK for a response. The company stated that although it made every effort to make safe products, accidents couldn't be avoided in all situations. NUK advised parents to supervise babies when they were given a soother.
NUK also said a larger mouth-guard could still be accidentally taken into a baby's mouth, and that this would be harder to remove than a smaller one. NUK mentioned that a new model of the Starlight Silicone Soother with improved safety features would soon be available.
Finally, NUK re-stated that Starlight Silicone Soother complies with the European Standard EN1400, and that the Australian Standard is not mandatory and has only been reviewed once since its inception in 1981