Chicco USA Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Chicco USA Inc. Announce Recall of Preschool Toys
Some of the larger-sized ball halves can become stuck on a young child's face, covering the nose and mouth, and causing suffocation.
- Units
- About 6,000
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $6
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The Build-A-Ball toy consists of five multi-colored and various-sized plastic balls that can be taken apart to be stacked on top of each other or placed inside each other. The five balls in the toy set range in size from about 2 inches to 4 inches in diameter. One-half of the balls are white, green, blue, red or yellow, and the other half is clear. "chicco" is written inside the balls. The balls are packaged in a box labeled "chicco," "Build-a-Ball," "Cod. 66167," and "Made in China." The packaging also indicated the toy is for children ages 1-3 years or 1-4 years. The text on the packaging is written in 11 languages.
The file
- Sold at
- Amazon.com, Army & Air Force Exchanges and other toy stores nationwide sold these toys, from January 1999 through April 2001, for about $6.
- Product type
- Toy Balls
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Chicco USA Inc., of Bound Brook, N.J.
Incident log
CPSC received a report of a 2-year-old boy who had a ball-half stuck on his face, covering his nose and mouth. A nearby adult was able to pull the toy from his face. No injury to the child was reported.
What the notice says to do
Parents and caregivers should take these balls away from young children immediately and return the toys to the store where purchased for a refund.
For more information, consumers should call Chicco USA Inc., toll-free at (877) 424-4226 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the company's website www.chiccousa.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated JUL 02 2001; last revised MAR 10 2026.
