PHARMACY chain Boots has warned parents to stop using their own-brand baby dummies after discovering that some could be faulty.

The company has issued an urgent recall for the two Boots Baby Soothers. 

The names of the two products are:

  • Boots Baby: 2 Airflow Soothers - 0-6 months
  • Boots Baby: 2 Airflow Soothers - 6 months plus

Customers are being urged to return them to Boots stores to get a refund or a replacement with another product.

In a statement, Boots said: "The health and safety of our customers and patients is always our highest priority, and we want to make you aware that we’ve discovered a potential manufacturing fault in two Boots Baby Soothers.

"As a precautionary measure, we are recalling these two Boots Baby Soothers so if you have bought these products please return them to our stores immediately for a refund or replacement with a similar item.

"We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and would like to offer our reassurances that as soon as a fault was identified as part of our quality control process we immediately removed these lines from sale.

"No other products are affected.

"If you have any further questions or concerns, leave a message, call Boots Customer Care on 0800 915 0004 or speak to your local Boots store team."