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CPSC, Discovery Toys Announce Recall of Children's Toy Phones

U.S. CPSCChokingOct 23, 2001
Recalled "Hello Baby" toy phone
Recalled "Hello Baby" toy phone

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

The blue, hard plastic antenna ball can break off the toy phone, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using the toy phone immediately and call Discovery Toys for a free repair kit. Purchasers were sent direct mail notification of this recall.

Incidents & injuries

Discovery Toys received eight reports of the antenna ball breaking off the toy phones. No injuries have been reported.

Product description

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.

Sold on

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.

Contact the company

Consumers may call Discovery Toys at 800-341-TOYS (1-800-341-8697) Monday through Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM (PT) or email [email protected]

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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