Wooden Clown Toys Recalled by BRIO
CPSC recall 98024. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Choking
CPSC recall 98024 has the recall date 6 Nov 1997. The notice names the firm BRIO / BRIO AB. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Clowns.
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| Description | Wooden Clown Toys Recalled by BRIO NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 1997 Release # 98-024 Company Phone Number: (888) 274-6869 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063 CPSC, BRIO Announce Recall of Wooden Clown Toys to Replace Hats WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), BRIO Corp. of Germantown, Wis., a subsidiary of BRIO AB of Sweden, is voluntarily replacing the hats on about 79,000 wooden clown toys. The hats present a potential choking hazard to young children. BRIO has received one report of a 22-month-old child in Germany reportedly choking to death on the clown's hat. No other injuries or complaints have been reported. The clown is a 9-inch high wooden stacking toy consisting of 12 brightly colored pieces, including the base. When all of the pieces are stacked in order, the toy resembles the figure of a clown with a yellow cone-shaped hat. The words, "BRIO...MADE IN SWEDEN" are stamped on the bottom of the toy's base. The toy is packaged in a red, white and… |
| Product | Brio wooden clown toys, Toy Clowns |
| Manufacturer | BRIO / BRIO AB |
| Made in | Sweden |
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- Hazard: Choking
- Category: Toy Clowns
- CPSC recalls of 1997
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1997: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1997
- 151
- Recalls of 1997 with one of the same hazards
- 17%
- Recalls of 1997 in the category Toy Clowns
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name BRIO / BRIO AB
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1985 | Clickclack Baby Rattle Recalled by Brio Scanditoy |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 98024. https://recallregister.com/product/6096-wooden-clown-toys-recalled-by-brio/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 98024 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 98024 has no incident or injury text.
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Sweden
- How many CPSC recalls name BRIO / BRIO AB?
- 2 CPSC recalls on this register name BRIO / BRIO AB. This recall is 1 of them.