The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announces today that three related companies, which market pacifiers nationwide under the trademark ""Luv n' care,"" pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Monroe, La., to a criminal charge of fourteen violations of federal law and CPSC pacifier safety regulations. Under the plea agreement, the companies will pay a $140,000 criminal penalty. This action is the first criminal case in at least 15 years under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, which covers children's products.
CPSC Chairman Ann Brown said, "It is criminal to place defenseless children at risk of choking to death. These guilty pleas underscore our tough stance against companies that ignore their safety responsibilities."
The U.S. Attorney alleged that the defendants, located in Monroe, La., distributed products from 1990 to 1994 that violated CPSC pacifier regulations that protect babies from choking and suffocating. On August 11, 1994, a federal grand jury in Shreveport, La., handed down a 16-count indictment against the defendants and their two corporate officers, Nouri E. Hakim and Joseph H. Hakim.
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