AURORA, Ill.—Freudenberg Household Products is acquiring the Playtex household gloves business, subject to closing conditions. Playtex, the gloves business of Edgewell Personal Care, is one of the ...

WESTPORT, Conn. (Feb. 11)—Playtex Products Inc. plans to outsource production of latex gloves to Malaysia and cut more than 300 jobs, or 20 percent of its work force, as part of a realignment program.

Playtex is recalling 1.4 million pacifier holders because of concerns that a child could choke if a part of the clip broke off. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday that the clips — ...