Better go dig out all those toy cell phones your baby loves flipping open and shut. Because about a million of them are being recalled due to a choking hazard. The hinge cover on the toys, made in China, can become detached and be swallowed by a voracious toy-gummer.
The toy cell phones in question are Little
Tikes Chit 'N Chat toy cell phones, distributed by the Kids Station Toys International Ltd. The U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall warning.
The agency and the toy firm have received three reports of the phone breaking and one report of a child beginning to choke on the detached part. They were sold at drug and toy stores between June 2006 and March 2008 for about $8 each or $20 a set.
If you have one of these phones and it does NOT have the screw in the back (see picture), the CPSC instructs you to take the phone away and contact Kids Station about a free replacement.
Contact Info: Kids
Station toll-free at (888) 620-0930 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.kidsstationtoys.com
Photos: Reuters
