BRIO · Recalled
BRIO Recalls Baby Rattles Due to Choking Hazard
The wooden rings on the hammer rattles can crack, posing a choking hazard to children.
- Units
- About 1,500 (in addition, about 190 rattles were sold in Canada)
- Reports
- 7
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $13
- Remedy
- Refund
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Affected
This recall involves BRIO soft hammer baby rattle toys. They have a wooden handle with a white plastic teething ring at one end and a red, yellow, white and green hammer head at the other end. BRIO is stamped on the hammer head. The rattle is about 5 inches long.
The file
- Sold at
- Home Goods, Kidding Around, Nordstrom and other specialty toy and mass retailer stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, from March 2015 through June 2017 for about $13.
- Product type
- Not stated
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- BRIO, of Sweden, Ravensburger North America, of Newton, N.H.
Incident log
BRIO has received seven reports of the wooden ring cracking. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled baby rattles and contact BRIO for instructions on how to receive a full refund or a replacement product of similar value.
BRIO, through North American distributor Ravensburger, at www.brio.us and click on Recalls at the bottom of the page or call 800-886-1236 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for more information.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
