Toy Mobile Phones Recalled by Discovery Toys Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 11094 · Jan 12, 2011 · Discovery Toys LLC
2,900
units affected
2,900
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11094
- Date
- Jan 12, 2011
- Company
- Discovery Toys LLC
- Units affected
- 2,900
- Product
- Toddler Talk Toy Mobile Phones
- Product type
- Toys
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves a red and blue plastic battery-operated toy mobile phone with a small, clear antenna, buttons numbered "1, 2, 3, 4 and Play," a screen with a boy's face and the words "hello! hola! bonjour!" Only model number 1231 is involved in this recall. The model number is printed on the toy's packaging. "Discovery Toys" is stamped into the red plastic on the back of the toy.
What can happen
The clear plastic antenna can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy mobile phones away from young children and contract Discovery Toys for instructions on how to return them for a replacement toy.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Discovery Toys has received reports of three incidents in which the toy telephone's antenna broke off. A child was found mouthing the toy phone's antenna but it was removed by his mother.
- Sold at
- Discovery Toys Educational Consultants nationwide from September 2010 through November 2010 for about $18.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled toddler talk toy mobile phones?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy mobile phones away from young children and contract Discovery Toys for instructions on how to return them for a replacement toy.
What is the hazard?
The clear plastic antenna can break off, posing a choking hazard to young 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.