Official recall summary. This page is a plain-language summary of a public U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) product recall record. It is not safety or legal advice. Recall details and status can change — always confirm the current status and remedy on the official CPSC notice linked below.
| Official CPSC recall # | 00033 |
|---|---|
| Recall date | 1999-12-15 |
| Data last synced | 2026-07-27 |
| Units affected | About 2,400 |
Recalled product
- Selecta wooden toys: "Quatrino" wooden shape sorter toys, "Sorting Box" shape sorter toys, "Favola" shape sorter toys, and "Kugelbahn" ball chute toys
The Selecta brand toys being recalled are the "Quatrino" wooden shape sorter toys, "Sorting Box" shape sorter toys, "Favola" shape sorter toys, and "Kugelbahn" ball chute toys. The Selecta Quatrino wooden shape sorter toy has eight sides. There are shapes cut out of the top of the toy for inserting various wooden shaped pieces, including the two small balls. Four brightly colored doors on the side of the toy slide up to open the storage area for the wooden pieces. A sticker on one side of the toy shows a bee, and "with beeswax" is written on the sticker in various languages. The Selecta Sorting Box wooden shape sorter toy has four sides. There are shapes cut out of the top of the toy for inserting various wooden-shaped pieces, including two small balls. A brightly colored door on the top of the toy slides out to open the storage area for the wooden pieces, including the two small balls. A sticker on the toy reads, "Selecta Spieizeug," and "Made in Germany." The Selecta Favola wooden shape sorter toy resembles a medieval castle with four sides and four cylindrical turrets. There is a wooden panel near the top of the toy that opens horizontally, allowing access to shape cut-outs for inserting various wooden pieces, including two small balls. A sticker on the bottom of the toy shows a bee, and "with beeswax" is written in various languages. The Selecta Kugelbahn wooden ball chute is a toy consisting of a series of four chutes attached to each other in an angled position designed
Hazard
The balls included with these toys are banned because they present a serious risk of choking deaths to young children.
What to do
Consumers should take these toys away from young children immediately, and return them to the store where purchased for a refund. Consumers who purchased the toys from a website should contact the website to make arrangements for returning the toys for a refund.
View the official CPSC recall notice →
Data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), SaferProducts.gov Recall API — public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Source record: CPSC recall #00033.
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