BRIO Recalls Baby Rattles Due to Choking Hazard
CPSC recall 17207 · announced August 15, 2017 · Brio · 1,500 units affected
The product
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 hazard
The wooden rings on the hammer rattles can crack, posing a choking hazard to children.
What to do (per CPSC)
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. Remedy type: Refund Replace
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): BRIO has received seven reports of the wooden ring cracking. No injuries have been reported.
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.
Consumer contact: 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.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.