An Illinois company is recalling over thirty
thousand toy phones because it has a ball-shaped
antenna which can detach, posing a choking risk to
young children.
According to the
Consumer Product Safety Commission, the
Illinois-based VTech Industries received one report
of a child choking and nine reports of the plastic
balls detaching from the toy.
The Little Smart
Soft Songs Baby Phone is yellow with a blue
padded border and a yellow ball-shaped antenna. It
has a mirror, a ringing light-up phone button, four
colorful talking musical buttons and a red on/off
button. The toy reads Soft Songs Baby Phone 39100
and VTECH. The phones nationwide in Wal-Mart stores
from January - May for around $10.
The safety commission
advises consumers to take the toy phones away from children
immediately. For more information, consumers can contact VTech
at1-800-521-2010 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. EDT Monday
through Friday.
