Discovery Toys · Recalled
CPSC, Discovery Toys Announce Recall of Children's Toy
The plastic tubes can break from the wooden base, releasing beads, posing a choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 21,000
- Reports
- 9
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- —
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The toy, model #1612, contains four circuit flexible wires coated in blue, orange, red and yellow plastic tubes, sliding multi-colored shaped beads, and two abacuses that attach to a wooden base. The toy measures 9 1/2 inches by 8 inches by 7 inches. Four suction cups anchor the maze to most non-porous surfaces.
The file
- Sold at
- Discovery Toys' Educational Consultants sold the recalled toy nationwide, from July 2001 to January 2002.
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Discovery Toys, of Livermore, Ca.
Incident log
Discovery Toys has received nine reports of the tubes breaking. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the toy immediately and contact Discovery Toys to receive a free replacement. Purchasers were sent direct mail notification of this recall.
For more information, call Discovery Toys at (800) 341-8697, Monday through Friday PST 7:00 am to 3:30pm, visit the website at www.discoverytoysinc.com, email productsupport@discoverytoys.net, or contact an educational consultant.
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 APR 02 2002; last revised NOV 04 2025.