CPSC, Discovery Toys Announce Recall of Children's Toy Phones
CPSC recall 02502. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The blue, hard plastic antenna ball can break off the toy phone, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the toy phone immediately and call Discovery Toys for a free repair kit. Purchasers were sent direct mail notification of this recall.
CPSC recall 02502 has the recall date 23 Oct 2001. The notice names the firm Discovery Toys. The recall has about 57,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2001 has 22,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Telephones.
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| Incidents and injuries | Discovery Toys received eight reports of the antenna ball breaking off the toy phones. No injuries have been reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 57,000 |
| Description | The battery-operated, multicolored toy flip phone is red, blue and yellow with green, blue, yellow and orange dial buttons. Each button has its own sound: a ring, a beeping dialing tune, a busy signal and a "hello." The toy phone has a blue hard-plastic antenna with a ball-shaped tip that makes a clickity-clack sound. |
| Product | Hello Baby toy phones, About 57,000, Toy Telephones |
| Sold at | The toy phones were sold nationwide through Discovery Toys sales network. They were sold in the U.S. and Canada, from May 1999 through November 2000, for about $10, and have since been discontinued. |
| Manufacturer | Discovery Toys Inc |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 57,000Median of 2001: 22,500
- CPSC recalls of 2001
- 245
- Recalls of 2001 with one of the same hazards
- 19%
- Recalls of 2001 in the category Toy Telephones
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Discovery Toys
- 3
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2011 | Toy Mobile Phones Recalled by Discovery Toys Due to Choking Hazard |
| 2 Apr 2002 | CPSC, Discovery Toys Announce Recall of Children's Toy |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 02502The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 02502. https://recallregister.com/product/2225-cpsc-discovery-toys-announce-recall-of-children-s-toy-phones/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 02502 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Discovery Toys received eight reports of the antenna ball breaking off the toy phones. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
The toy phones were sold nationwide through Discovery Toys sales network. They were sold in the U.S. and Canada, from May 1999 through November 2000, for about $10, and have since been discontinued.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 02502?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 57,000
- How many CPSC recalls name Discovery Toys?
- 3 CPSC recalls on this register name Discovery Toys. This recall is 1 of them.