# CPSC and BRIO® Corp. Announce Recall of Curious George Toys
> **CPSC recall** · 2001-12-06 · 02058 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 02058
- **Date:** 2001-12-06
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Curious George toys

## Hazards

The toys include fabric-filled mobile phones that can pose a choking hazard to young children.

## 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.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-and-BRIO-Corp-Announce-Recall-of-Curious-George-Toys)
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