The FDA has received reports of children choking on beads that break off and an 18-month-old being strangled to death by an amber necklace during a nap. Please refer to this article for more information.
For a number of years, pediatric providers have discouraged the use of topical numbing agents for teething pain. Although alternative products became available, these potentially dangerous products were still being produced by drug companies. As of May 23rd, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked companies including Church & Dwight Co., maker of the Baby
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that homeopathic teething tablets and gels may pose a risk to infants and children. The FDA is analyzing adverse events reported to the agency regarding these homeopathic agents, including seizures in infants and children who were given these products, since a 2010 safety alert about homeopathic