International Playthings · Recalled
Toy Mobile Phones Recalled for Choking Hazard
The toy phone's yellow antenna can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. No injuries have been reported.
- Units
- About 50,500
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $13
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
My First Mobile phone is a red and blue flip style mobile phone with a yellow bear on the cover and a yellow hard plastic antenna. Inside the flip phone are five round orange numeric buttons, as well as a sun button. The phone sounds with various ring tones when the buttons are depressed. On the inside top cover on the phone is a mirror and a spinning star with a lady bug button. "Made in China" is printed on the back of the battery cover.
The file
- Sold at
- Specialty toy stores nationwide from August 2002 through November 2005 for about $13.
- Product type
- Toy Telephones
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- International Playthings Inc., of Parsippany, N.J.
Incident log
CPSC and the firm have received one report of the antenna breaking off. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should contact the firm to receive information on returning the product to receive a free replacement item of similar value.
Contact International Playthings at (800) 445-8347 anytime or visit the firm's Web site at www.intplay.com/recall.htm
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 FEB 28 2006; last revised MAY 14 2024.