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Older TOYS made before 1978 may be painted with paint which can contain lead. Even today toys made in other countries are sometimes shipped into the United States and can be found on our store shelves.
An organizations called the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death. CPSC announces all recalls on their website http://www.cpsc.gov/.
Pictures and descriptions are taken directly
from the recall press releases. Click on the
picture or link to see full descriptions of the recalled items.
Below are the latest recalls for items which may
contain lead in the past 6 months. for a more
extensive list go to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention website at:
Date of Recall: March 18, 2010Units Recalled: 1,200
Sold at: Chandigarh Fashion
stores in Flushing, N.Y. and
Sonia Selections stores in
Chicago, Ill. from May 2007
through August 2008 for about
$2.
Hazards: This recall involves
children's bangle bracelets.
The bracelets which were sold in packets of 24, are gold with stripes of either red, maroon, black, orange or green. The surface coating on the bracelets contains high levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Date of Recall: March 18, 2010Units Recalled: 1,000
Sold at: Dollar Stores and Do It Best
Hardware stores nationwide from August
2008 through August 2009 for about $1.
Hazards: This recall involves children's
bicycle bells. The bells are red, black and
white and has "I [heart] My Bike" printed
on the top. The green and white packaging reads "bike bell" and "$1." The red paint on the bicycle bells contains excessive lead levels, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Date of Recall: February 17, 2010Units Recalled: 900
Sold at: Resale stores and other
consignment retailers nationwide
from June 2008 through December
2008 for about $5.
Hazards: This recall includes Allreds
Design brand baby bracelets and
pacifier clips. The bracelets are sold
in sizes 0-6 months, 1-4 years, and 4-8 years of age. The baby bracelets and pacifier clips have crystal and plastic beads in various colors with a metal clasp. The recalled bracelets and pacifier clip clasps contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Date of Recall: February 25, 2010Units Recalled: 580
Sold at: Sportime's catalog and
online at www.sportime.com from
November 2006 through October
2009 for between $147 and $269.
Hazards: This recall involves all sets of BigBox Hockey, each consisting of six boards, measuring 6' long by 10" tall. The boards come in six colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. The boards can be assembled together to create a contained playing area for children's floor hockey. The surface coating on the boards, which are assembled together to form the floor hockey playing-field, contain excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint standard.
Date of Recall: February 2, 2010Units Recalled: 174,000
Sold at: Card stores and other retailers from
February 2004 to September 2009 for
about $7.
Hazards: This recall involves Papyrus brand
children's greeting cards sold with an attached
wooden bead bracelet. The front of the card
says "Happy Birthday To You" and includes an attached bead in the shape of a heart with the word "smile" printed on it. The colorful bracelet includes wooden beads with one in the shape of a butterfly. The surface paint coating on the bracelets sold with greeting cards contain excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint standard.
Date of Recall: February 2, 2010Units Recalled: 252,000
Sold at: Retailers nationwide from November 2008 through November 2009 for between $6 and $8..
Hazards: This recall involves
charms sold with the Tiny Tink
and Friends toy jewelry sets. The
charm is attached to a cord using
a metal ring and cylinder and
included with the sets as a
separate accessory that children can attach to the toy necklace, bracelet or key chain. The toy jewelry sets containing the charm accessory were sold in a variety of styles. A cylindrical metal connector on a charm can contain levels of total lead in excess of 300 ppm, which is prohibited under federal law.
Date of Recall: March 23, 2010Units Recalled: 1,000
Sold at: S&S Worldwide's
catalog and on the firm's
Web site at www.ssww.
com from March 2008
through February 2010 for about $20 per 1/2 lb. bag.
Hazards: The children's painted wooden beads are in the shapes of insects and flowers. They were sold in assorted colors and designs and measure about one inch in size. They were sold in 1/2 lb. bags. Model number BE1190, "S&S Worldwide Inc" and "Made in China" is located on the bag of beads. The paint on the children's wooden beads contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Date of Recall: March 25, 2010Units Recalled: 2,300
Sold at: Carolina's catalogs and online at
www.carolina.com nationwide and directly
to schools from February 2009 through
January 2010 for about $34. They were
also sold with "Math Out of the Box Kits"
for between $780 and $2,930.
Hazards: This recall involves the Carolina
Function Generator Kits that are mathematical
function teaching aids. The kit consists of a
yellow plastic lid, leg stands, base and white-
board cards. The yellow lids have two slots
labeled "IN" and "OUT" and are embossed with the name "Carolina" and "Lid" in raised letters.The yellow lids in the kits contain excessive levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Date of Recall: April 1 2010Units Recalled: 127,000
Sold at: Sporting goods stores nationwide
from February 2005 through March 2010 for
about $80 to $200 for sticks, $30 for blades,
and $40 to $90 for shafts..
Hazards: The hockey and goalie sticks,
shafts and blades come in various shapes,
sizes and colors. The name "Bauer" and
the model descriptions are on all of the
sticks, shafts and blades. Most of the
sticks also have the Nike symbol. Please
see the CPSC website for detailed
descriptions of recalled equipment. Paint and decals on the sticks, shafts and blades contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Date of Recall: May 27, 2010Units Recalled: 14,000
Sold at: Cost Plus/World
Market stores nationwide
from June 2009 through
November 2009 for about
$5 for the 7-ounce tea glass
and about $6 for the
11.25-ounce tea glass.
Hazards: The recalled Moroccan tea glasses were sold in 7-ounce and 11.25-ounce sizes. The glasses have an etched graphic design on the outside of the glass and were sold in assorted colors such as blue, green, and red. The Moroccan tea glasses contain excessive levels of lead in the exterior coloring. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Date of Recall: April 1 2010Units Recalled: 7,000
Sold at: Major department stores and
furniture retail stores from November
2001 through November 2009 for
between $200 and $900.
Hazards: This recall includes several
styles of decorative wooden chests and
tables. Please see the CPSC website
for detailed descriptions of recalled
furniture.The surface coating paint on
the furniture could contain excessive
levels of lead in violation of the federal lead paint standard.
Date of Recall: April 28, 2010Units Recalled: 2,300
Sold at: Discount School Supply stores
nationwide from April 2009 through December
2009 for about $3.
Hazards: This recall involves egg shakers sold
in packages of two. The words "Double Eggs"
and "Breeded to produce great sound" are
printed on the front of the package. Surface
paint on the red eggs contains excessive levels
of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Only the red eggs are subject to the violation of
the lead paint standard.
Date of Recall: April 30 2010Units Recalled: 1,000
Sold at: Sportime's catalog and on the
firm's website www.schoolspecialty.com
from December 2006 through August
2009 for between $28 and $110 per set.
Hazards:The recall involves the following
SchoolSmart TechnoSkin Coated Foam
Balls and TechStitched Soccer Balls.
The TechnoSkin Foam Balls measure
between 2 3/4 and 8 1/4 inches in
diameter. The Sportime TechStitched Soccer Ball is a standard size soccer ball. Surface paints on the sports balls contain excessive levels of lead which is a violation of the federal lead paint standard.
Date of Recall: May 27, 2010Units Recalled: 380
Sold at: HomeGoods stores
nationwide from February 2009
through April 2010 for about
$50.
Hazards: The vinyl chair is
round in shape to resemble a
basketball, orange/brown in
color and measures about 20
inches in diameter. "All-Star"
is printed on both sides in black. "Colleen Karis Designs" is printed on a tag on the bottom of the chair. The ottoman is orange/brown in color and has a black stripe. Surface paints on the lettering on both sides of the basketball chair could contain excessive levels of lead which is a violation of the federal lead paint standard.
Date of Recall: June 17, 2010Units Recalled: 105,150
Sold at: Target stores and on
Target.com nationwide from
December 2008 through
December 2009 for between
$7 and $9.
Hazards: This recall involves
two types of belts: The
Cherokee boys' belts and
Circo girls' belts. The Cherokee
belts are black and brown
reversible belts with heavy
stitching in sizes M-XL. The belts came in a pack of two with the numbers 202/08/0018, 202/08/0019 or 202/08/0020 embossed on the belt. The girls' Circo belts are pink and white with heart buckles in sizes XS-L. They were sold in a 2-pack with the numbers 202/05/0071, 202/05/0072, 202/05/0073 or 202/05/0074 listed on the product label attached to the inside of the belt. The belt buckles contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard
Date of Recall: June 24, 2010 2010Units Recalled: 7,300
Sold at: Party City, Jo-Ann
Fabrics, Ben Franklin Stores,
Amazon.com, and other
retailers nationwide from June
2009 through April 2010 for
about $13.
Hazards: This recall involves
the Wilton Youth Tiara with a
SKU number of 120-228. The
SKU number is located on the
back of the package in the lower right corner. The tiara is silver-colored with clear crystals.The tiara contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
