I read a few posts on the internet about a recall of Sophie. Check wikipedia. Are the Sophies sold on this Amazon page made after March 2012?
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I'm not certain about any others but I can say that the one I ordered through Amazon was not in the approved, newer batch and because the recall is not in the US, I was not able to return it. I thought about ordering another but there really is no guarantee (at least not right now) that the new one would be of the newer, "safer" batch. Hope this helps.
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I Wally don't know....our Sophie seems to be fine so far. We've only had her a few weeks
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Hm... I'm not sure. I was just really confused. I even had a friend tell me that Sofie the Giraffe had a vanilla scent and this one did not. How do I check?
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There was never an "official" recall on Sophie. What happened was that Sophie was found by a third party to contain a higher level of Nitrosatable content than allowed in order to conform to the European Safety Standard for teethers and soothers. In response Vulli changed their processing sometime in 2012 and offered a voluntary exchange program for Sophies purchased in Germany. Vulli wont say when exactly the formulation was changed but the new safety test report that showed the reduced Nitrosatable content came out April 2012. Sophie has always conformed to US Safety Standards so anyone who purchased a Sophie before the formulation change in the USA were not considered eligible for the exchange program. Sophie the Giraffe is such a popular toy that I would be surprised if any of the older Sophies are still currently "on the shelf". If you want to be sure however the batch number on Sophies leg reveals the manufacture date. My Sophies number is 322060. The last four numbers are the ones you want. The third number on mine (2) stands for the year... the 2 on mine represents 2012. The following three numbers (060) are the day of the year, the 60th day of the year in 2012 was February 29th. So my Sophie was manufactured February 29, 2012, probably right before the formulation change. I hope that makes sense and is helpful to everyone.
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Who knows. The company is being very opaque about the issue - from everything I read this was a Germany only recall and the list of impacted production date codes was either incomplete or poorly communicated. Regardless of the recall, our Sophie broke after less than 3 months of sporadic use - hardly consistent with Vulli's positioning as a premium brand.
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I have not heard of any recall...can't imagine what could be faulty about it. Hmmm...I purchased mine in April 2013.
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My great nephew; who is 15 months old, has been chewing and teething with his Sophie for a while. He shows no ill effects.
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I only just purchased it, so should be fine, but will check it out! Thanks!
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I have called the company who makes Polly Pocket ( on the box) and they have sold me a Polly Pocket doll from their leftover in stock merchandise. I would also check on their website and on ebay as I have bought / bid on some things from there. Hope this works out for you and you have a blessed day, Joy
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The expiration date on the Bufferin I bought from Amazon is 03/2015. I was not aware of a recall, since I don't live in the US and was just visiting when I bought it. Anyway, I think this is a new batch.
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I just purchased mine (Jan 2014) and have had no recall notices after registration. I did a quick internet search and did not see any recalls.
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engadgethd.com and dailytech.com both have articles that this item was recalled by ATI.I was at Best Buy here in Vegas yesterday (9/27/06) and they had some on the shelf.There and Amazon are the only places I have seen them so I'm going to assume it was just an oversight by them and will wait for the new ones to come out.
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Yes, I was able to return my Sophie for a full refund. Purchased in May, used in November and returned in December. I did choose to receive an Amazon.com credit, which may have had something to do with the hassle free return. I did have to mail the toy back (without manufacture's packaging), but Amazon paid for the shipping. If the Sophie I received from Amazon was not fake, then the maker needs to rethink quality control. As I stated in my review the Sophie I received was very low quality compared to the one I found instore at a local retailer. Flimsy feel, strong rubber/latex smell, dusty/powdery, paint rubbed off with finger and instantly dissolved away when wet.
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NO, I don't think so. The recall was for a previous model from about 5 years ago.
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I just emailed the company and got this response: This product is no longer in production in order to continue to provide new and innovative products. Your product is safe for use and you may also see it continuing to be sold in some retail locations. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your brand loyalty. Thank you, Levetta S. Kids II, Inc. Consumer Experience Representative Consumer Experience Department p: 1800-230-8190 e: levetta.small@kidsii.com
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Sure, there's a recall. They never go away. See this link http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Kids-II-Recalls-Baby-Einstein-Activity-Jumpers/
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I take the discontinuing of this model as a BIG warning sign. Why would they ever want to discontinue something that was selling and had positive reviews?? Let's hope none of the current ones have any issues with spontaneous combustion or the like! Of course I'm just kidding, but I still don't understand why they would discontinue it while it's successor is still so many months out.
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I have no idea, I told my son to verify after getting your question. I thought companies could not sell items that are recalled. This is question that you should ask Amazon or direct with the company, as we plan to do.
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why is this model no longer for sale except refurbished ones. what replaced this model? is this older versus say the 1650f/1650r. don't know what the letters mean.
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My question is almost the opposite. When did you give your baby Sophie? I received it as a gift and I was wondering when to give it to our boy (he's not born yet)?
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I've been looking are Raspberry Keytones on Amazon too. Is it just me or does it seem like 90% of the 5 star reviews are first time reviewers? Every brand I look at seems to be the same and that just seems off to me. I bet diet pills get more than their fair share of fake reviewers anyway but this almost seems ridiculous at how many there are.
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Mine was built in August 2013. The recall was on the release latch, mine seems to be okay but they have issued a fix and mine is in the mail. I still would have purchased this stroller, I love how light and easy it is to use.
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I believe this happened in 2008 or so. The company has returned to business. I was one of the first to have these in 2007 a gift from a friend.
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I checked with Gree @ 2:00 pm on 5/19/14 and they told me that this unit IS NOT under recall @ this time. I will be getting this unit to replace the Soleus SG-DEH-25-4 that is being recalled . Look on the Consumer Safety web site and they will list all ( and there's a lot ) of the units being recalled !