View Full Version : Battat Inc. Recalls Parents® Magazine Toy Cell Phones for Choking Hazard


manda40475
05-23-2007, 01:35 PM
We bought one of these for Noah's stocking this past Christmas! I figure there were other moms here on the boards that had them as well. Ours came from Target in the Fall of 2006.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07178.html

Battat Inc. Recalls Parents® Magazine Toy Cell Phones for Choking Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Parents® Magazine Record-A-Voice Toy Cell Phones
Units: About 300,000
Manufacturer: Battat Inc., of Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Hazard: The metal pin inside the hinge of the cell phone flip-top can fall out, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 54 reports of the metal pin falling out of the hinge. In two cases, consumers reported finding the pin inside a child’s mouth, with one child receiving a cut in the mouth.
Description: The toy cell phone plays different songs, sound effects and user recorded messages. They were sold in polka dot, swirl, floral and stripe patterns, and the Parents® logo is visible inside the flip-top and on the battery compartment cover. Only items bearing date codes 090106 through 101206 are involved in this recall. The date code can be located on the bottom of the product packaging and in the battery compartment.
Sold by: Target stores nationwide from September 2006 to January 2007 for about $8.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should take these toy cell phones away from young children immediately and contact Battat to receive a replacement product or refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Battat, Inc. at (800) 247-6144 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or e-mail the firm at cellrecall@battatco.com\ (cellrecall@battatco.com)

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ConnorsMommy
05-23-2007, 01:42 PM
Yikes, we have one of those also! Thanks!

Emily M
05-23-2007, 01:53 PM
And those are cute. :(

manda40475
05-23-2007, 02:06 PM
And those are cute. :(

Yeah, I know. Noah's is like a solid teal with dark orange buttons (I think). He doesn't play with it much, but he's still a bit young for the target age. I paid $7.99 for it on sale. I may just get them to send a replacement if his is among one of the recalled. I bet it is since they are recalling 300,000 though!

manda40475
05-23-2007, 07:56 PM
Well, the article only mentions the patterned cell phones. However, I removed the back off the phone and the date stamp is "100406". That falls in the recalled range of dates. I'm going to call the company tomorrow and see what needs to be done.

Karas Mom
05-23-2007, 08:07 PM
Thanks for posting this. We got one of these for Kara's stocking this past Christmas also, so I will be contacting them tomorrow to find out what to do.