Discovery Toys · Recalled
Toy Mobile Phones Recalled by Discovery Toys Due to Choking Hazard
The clear plastic antenna can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 2,900 in the United States and 700 in Canada
- Reports
- 3
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $18
- Remedy
- Replace
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Affected
This recall involves a red and blue plastic battery-operated toy mobile phone with a small, clear antenna, buttons numbered "1, 2, 3, 4 and Play," a screen with a boy's face and the words "hello! hola! bonjour!" Only model number 1231 is involved in this recall. The model number is printed on the toy's packaging. "Discovery Toys" is stamped into the red plastic on the back of the toy.
The file
- Sold at
- Discovery Toys Educational Consultants nationwide from September 2010 through November 2010 for about $18.
- Product type
- Toys
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Discovery Toys LLC, of Livermore, Calif.
Incident log
Discovery Toys has received reports of three incidents in which the toy telephone's antenna broke off. A child was found mouthing the toy phone's antenna but it was removed by his mother.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy mobile phones away from young children and contract Discovery Toys for instructions on how to return them for a replacement toy.
For additional information, contact Discovery Toys at (800) 426-4777 anytime, or visit the firm's website at www.discoverytoysinc.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 JAN 12 2011; last revised JUL 06 2016.