Product Recall Number: 02-502
Why was "Hello Baby" toy phones recalled?
The blue, hard plastic antenna ball can break off of the toy phone, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Product Recall Number: 02-502
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2001-10-22
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: "Hello Baby" toy phones
Description: PRODUCT: Children's Toy Telephone - Discovery Toys Inc. of Livermore, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 57,000 Hello Baby toy phones, model #1077. The battery-operated, multicolored toy flip phone is red, blue and yellow with green, blue, yellow and orange dial buttons. Each button has its own sound: a ring, a beeping dialing tune, a busy signal and a "hello." The toy phone has a blue hard-plastic antenna with a ball-shaped tip that makes a clickity-clack sound. The toy phones were sold nationwide through Discovery Toys sales network. They were sold in the U.S. and Canada from May 1999 through November 2000 for about $10 and have since been discontinued.PROBLEM: The blue, hard plastic antenna ball can break off of the toy phone, posing a choking hazard to young children.INCIDENTS/INJURIES: Discovery Toys received eight reports of the antenna ball breaking off of the toy phones. No injuries have been reported.WHAT TO DO: Consumers should stop using the toy phone immediately and call Discovery Toys at 800-341-TOYS (1-800-341-8697) Monday through Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM (PT) for a free repair kit. Consumers also can request a free repair kit by sending an email to productsupport@discoverytoys.net.Purchasers were sent direct mail notification of this recall.
Hazard Description: The blue, hard plastic antenna ball can break off of the toy phone, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 57,000
Incidents: Discovery Toys received eight reports of the antenna ball breaking off of the toy phones. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the toy phone immediately and call Discovery Toys at 800-341-TOYS (1-800-341-8697) Monday through Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM (PT) for a free repair kit. Consumers also can request a free repair kit by sending an email to productsupport@discoverytoys.net.
Sold At: The toy phones were sold nationwide through Discovery Toys sales network. They were sold in the U.S. and Canada from May 1999 through November 2000 for about $10 and have since been discontinued.
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