Supermarket giant Asda has been forced to recall dummies which could pose a choking risk to newborns for the second time in two years. The chain was alerted to a possible fault in the packs of Little Angels 2 Newborn Soothers 0+ Months after a customer complaint on Facebook. The complainant said that the teat had detached from the hard casing of one of the dummies, although luckily the baby was unharmed. The Asda Little Angels 2 Newborns 0+ dummies, which have been recalled by the supermarket over a potential choking risk . Customers are now been asked to either dispose of the products or return them to an Asda store, where they will be given a full refund. The supermarket said that no other Asda Little Angels dummies had been affected and that the recall was a 'precaution'. It comes after parents were also asked to return packs of the Little Angels Cherry Soother in January 2013, when a fault was identified. Again a choking risk emerged when one dummy came apart in a baby's mouth. An Asda spokesman said: 'These are two isolated incidents involving different products. 'We are yet to conduct our investigation to identify the cause of the problem, but we take any complaints about baby products extremely seriously, which is why we have taken the decision to recall the soothers as a precaution.' The recall is the second that Asda has issued in two years after the Little Angels Cherry Soother dummy was recalled after one came apart in a baby's mouth (file picture) Meanwhile in a notice to customers, the supermarket apologised for any inconvenience caused by the recall of the dummies, which are sold in twin packs. Asda said: 'We have had one customer complaint that the teat has broken away and detached from the hard casing, so we have taken the precaution of taking the product off sale and recalling from customers due to the possible choking risk. 'The care and safety of our customers is out top priority, which is why we are recalling the product even though there has been only one complaint and we are yet to conduct our investigation.' In 2007, the supermarket was also forced to recall 115,000 Chinese-made bottles due to fears the caps could break off. Although no child was hurt drinking from the bottles, which were intended for children aged three and over, the supermarket asked customers to return them for a full refund.
Recall affects packs of Asda branded Little Angels 2 Newborns Soothers . A customer had complained the teat on one product detached from casing . Supermarket asking customers to dispose of the product or return them .