CPSC and BRIO® Corp. Announce Recall of Curious George Toys
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2001-12-06 · 02058
Hazards
The toys include fabric-filled mobile phones that can pose a choking hazard to young children.
Recall
Number
02058
Date
2001-12-06
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Curious George toys
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
BRIO® Corp., of Germantown, Wis., a subsidiary of BRIO AB of Sweden
Retailer(s)
Specialty toy stores, Internet retailers, and mail order catalogs sold the recalled Curious George toys nationwide, from July 2001 through November 2001, for about $25.
Description
These Curious George monkey plush toys are dressed in a yellow plastic space suit with matching gloves. They have a detachable backpack with a red fabric-filled mobile phone attached. The small mobile phone is 1.25 inches by 1.5 inches, and is connected to a gray, mesh backpack by a 4.75-inch string sewn into one of the backpack's seams. A label in the collar of the space suit reads, "Curious George by BRIO." This is an "Activity George," which is written on the packaging, and is labeled for children ages 18 months and older. The back of the box reads: "Removable backpack with mobile phone!" The recalled toy has model number 32900 written on the front of the box.