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Curious George Toys
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), BRIO(r) 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.
CPSC and BRIO Corp. have not received any reports of injuries or
incidents. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of
injuries.
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.
Consumers also can send the toy to BRIO Corp., SAFETY RECALL, N120
W18485 Freistadt Road, Germantown, WI 53022.
To see a picture of the recalled product(s) visit the CPSC's web site.
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