The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·02211·Announced 2002-07-25

BRIO Recalls Pull-Along Snail Toys Due to Choking Hazard

BRIO Corporation is recalling about 3,000 pull-along snail toys because the eyes can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard for young children, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

BRIO Corporation, a subsidiary of BRIO AB of Sweden, is recalling approximately 3,000 pull-along snail toys. The recalled toys are bright green, yellow, and red wooden figures measuring 10 inches long and 4 inches high, featuring a nylon string for pulling. The hazard involves two yellow protruding pegs on the snail's head, painted to look like eyeballs, which can detach and pose a choking hazard to young children.

The toys were sold nationwide through specialty toy stores, Internet retailers, and mail order catalogs from June 2001 through June 2002 for about $15. Small World Toys of Culver City, Calif., distributed the products. BRIO, Small World Toys, and the CPSC are not aware of any incidents or injuries involving the pull toy; the recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.

Consumers should take these pull toys away from children immediately and call BRIO for a refund. The toys can be returned to BRIO Corp. at the address provided in the official notice. For more information, consumers can contact BRIO at (888) 274-6869 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

The recalled product

Product
Pull-along snail toys
Manufacturer
BRIO® Corp., of Germantown, Wis., a subsidiary of BRIO AB, of Sweden
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
3,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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