BRIO Recalls Baby Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

Recalled August 15, 2017 · CPSC recall 17207 · BRIO

Hazard

The wooden rings on the hammer rattles can crack, posing a choking hazard to children.

Remedy

Refund · Replace

Units

About 1,500 (in addition, about 190 rattles were sold in Canada)

Incidents / injuries

BRIO has received seven reports of the wooden ring cracking. No injuries have been reported.

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.

What 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.

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.

Product

BRIO soft hammer rattles

Manufacturer(s)

BRIO, of Sweden

Distributed by

Ravensburger North America, of Newton, N.H.

Retailers

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.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →