The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·11094·Announced 2011-01-12

Discovery Toys Recalls Toddler Talk Toy Mobile Phones Due to Choking Hazard

Discovery Toys is recalling Toddler Talk Toy Mobile Phones because the clear plastic antenna can break off, 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

Discovery Toys LLC is recalling approximately 2,900 Toddler Talk Toy Mobile Phones in the United States and 700 in Canada. The recall involves a red and blue plastic battery-operated toy mobile phone with a small, clear antenna, buttons numbered "1, 2, 3, 4 and Play," and a screen with a boy's face. Only model number 1231 is involved, which is printed on the toy's packaging. The "Discovery Toys" brand name is stamped into the red plastic on the back of the toy.

The clear plastic antenna on the toy can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children. Discovery Toys has received reports of three incidents in which the antenna broke off. In one incident, a child was found mouthing the toy phone's antenna, but it was removed by his mother.

The recalled toy mobile phones were sold nationwide through Discovery Toys Educational Consultants from September 2010 through November 2010 for about $18. Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy mobile phones away from young children and contact Discovery Toys for instructions on how to return them for a replacement toy.

The recalled product

Product
Toddler Talk Toy Mobile Phones
Manufacturer
Discovery Toys LLC, of Livermore, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
2,900

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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