BRIO Recalls Baby Rattles Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 17207 · Aug 15, 2017 · Brio
1,500
units affected
1,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 17207
- Date
- Aug 15, 2017
- Company
- Brio
- Units affected
- 1,500
- Product
- BRIO soft hammer rattles
- Remedy
- Refund, Replacement
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves BRIO soft hammer baby rattle toys. They have a wooden handle with a white plastic teething ring at one end and a red, yellow, white and green hammer head at the other end. BRIO is stamped on the hammer head. The rattle is about 5 inches long.
What can happen
The wooden rings on the hammer rattles can crack, posing a choking hazard to children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled baby rattles and contact BRIO for instructions on how to receive a full refund or a replacement product of similar value.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- BRIO has received seven reports of the wooden ring cracking. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Home Goods, Kidding Around, Nordstrom and other specialty toy and mass retailer stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, from March 2015 through June 2017 for about $13.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled brio soft hammer rattles?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled baby rattles and contact BRIO for instructions on how to receive a full refund or a replacement product of similar value.
What is the hazard?
The wooden rings on the hammer rattles can crack, posing a choking hazard to children.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.