article_snippet: Parents are being warned about the risks of amber teething necklaces after a young mother found a young mother 15-month-old daughter almost strangled to death by one in her 15-month-old daughter cot last month.
article_snippet: Parents have been warned about using amber necklaces to relieve teething in children . '
article_snippet: The amber necklaces, which are widely available through health food stores and chemists are said to have been worn for centuries to reduce teething pain.
article_snippet: Retailers claim that when Retailers're worn close to the skin, the amber beads release succinic acid which relieves pain.
article_snippet: But the Therapeutic Goods Administration states there is no evidence amber necklaces offer any relief from the symptoms of teething and in 2011, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued a warning on the necklaces.
article_snippet: the necklaces posed two potential hazards strangulation and choking, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said.
article_snippet: After testing several products, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found the necklaces could break and release small parts 'which could result in choking hazards to children under three'.
article_snippet: It is likely that unsupervised teething infants wearing amber teething necklaces or bracelets will mouth or chew the product,' the report warned. '
article_snippet: For more information about Amber necklaces and for parenting support, visit the Sids and Kids website.
highlights_snippet: 15 month-old daughter almost strangled in 15 month-old daughter cot by amber teething necklace .
  
highlights_snippet: The ACCC says the necklaces pose a risk of strangling and choking .