December
6, 2001
BRIOŽ
Corp., of Germantown, Wis., a subsidiary of BRIO AB of Sweden, is voluntarily
recalling about 3,100 Curious George toys. The toys include fabric-filled
mobile phones that can pose a choking hazard to young children.
These Curious George monkey plush toys
are dressed in a yellow plastic space suit with matching gloves. They have a
detachable backpack with a red fabric-filled mobile phone attached. The small
mobile phone is 1.25-inches by 1.5-inches, and is connected to a gray, mesh
backpack by a 4.75-inch string sewn into one of the backpack's seams. A label
in the collar of the space suit reads, "Curious George by BRIO." This
is an "Activity George," which is written on the packaging, and is
labeled for children ages 18 months and older. The back of the box reads:
"Removable backpack with mobile phone!" The recalled toy has model
number 32900 written on the front of the box. Specialty toy stores, Internet
retailers, and mail order catalogs sold the recalled Curious George toys
nationwide from July 2001 through November 2001 for about $25.
Consumers should take these toys away from children immediately and call
BRIO to get a refund or replacement toy. For more information, contact BRIO
toll-free at (888) 274-6869 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through
Friday, or go to the firm's web site at http://www.briotoy.com/safetyrecall_frame.html.
Consumers also can send the toy to BRIO Corp., SAFETY RECALL, N120 W18485
Freistadt Road, Germantown, WI 53022. BRIO Media Contact: Robin Lehnert (888)
274-6869 Ext. 3506