CPSCGeneral Alert
BRIO Recalls Baby Rattles Due to Choking Hazard
Published: August 15, 2017Recall ID: 17207Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The wooden rings on the hammer rattles can crack, posing a choking hazard to children.
Product Description & Identification
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.
Affected Products
BRIO soft hammer rattles
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/BRIO-Recalls-Baby-Rattles |
| Title | BRIO Recalls Baby Rattles Due to Choking Hazard |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/BrioRattle.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | BRIO soft hammer baby rattle |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/BrioRattleBox.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | BRIO soft hammer baby rattle in box |
| Hazards › Name | The wooden rings on the hammer rattles can crack, posing a choking hazard to children. |
| Injuries › Name | BRIO has received seven reports of the wooden ring cracking. No injuries have been reported. |
| Products › Name | BRIO soft hammer rattles |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 1,500 (in addition, about 190 rattles were sold in Canada) |
| Recall I D | 8120 |
| Remedies › Name | 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. |
| Retailers › Name | 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. |
| Recall Date | 2017-08-15T00:00:00 |
| Description | 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. |
| Distributors › Name | Ravensburger North America, of Newton, N.H. |
| Recall Number | 17207 |
| Manufacturers › Name | BRIO, of Sweden |
| Remedy Options › 1 › Option | Refund |
| Remedy Options › 2 › Option | Replace |
| Inconjunctions › U R L | http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2017/64200r-eng.php |
| 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. |
| Last Publish Date | 2017-08-15T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |