The Recall Desk
Our severity: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

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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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