Volume
28 •
Number
HEALTH ALERTS
Children’s products with lead recalled
The following products are being recalled
because they may contain high levels of lead,
which is toxic if ingested by young children
and can cause adverse health effects.
Gardening tools, chairs
Units: About 350,000
Importer: Target of Minneapolis
Description: The Happy Giddy Gardening
tools include a caterpillar trowel, kitty
broom, hoe, rake, snail push broom, shovel,
flowered cultivator and owl
broom. The multi-colored
chairs have a giraffe, monkey
or elephant on the back, and
the cloth seat and back are
striped in orange, yellow, blue
and green.
Sold at: Target stores nationwide from August 2006
through August 2007 for $3
to $10.
Remedy: Return items to Target for a refund.
Contact: Call 800-440-0680 or visit www.
target.com.
Thomas and Friends
railway toys
recalled in June 2007)
Toy rakes
Importer/distributor: RC2 Corp., of Oak
Brook, Ill.
Units: About 16,000
Description: Five toys from the Thomas and
Friends wooden railway product line are
recalled, including the black cargo car, toad
vehicle, olive green sodor cargo box, green
maple tree top and signal base accessories.
Toys marked with codes containing “WJ”
and “AZ” are not included in the recall.
Sold at: Toy stores and various retailers
nationwide from March 2003 through September 2007 for $10 to $40.
Remedy: Contact RC2 for replacement toy.
Contact: Call 866-725-4407 or visit
http://recalls.rc2.com.
Sold at: Jo-Ann Fabric and
Craft Stores nationwide from
January through September 2007 for about
$7.
Remedy: Return the rake to any Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store for a refund.
Contact: Call 888-739-4120, option 7, email [email protected] or visit
www.joann.com.
Units: About 23,500
Floor puppet theaters
Importer: TOBY N.Y.C. of New York
Units: About 10,000
Description: Jewelry sets include a
pink, white and/or
clear crystal or pearl
necklace, bracelet,
earrings and/or ring
set. Jewelry also
may have a monkey, heart or painted metallic poodle hanging pendant.
Manufacturer: Guidecraft Inc., of Englewood, N.J.
Remedy: Contact TOBY N.Y.C. to receive
a refund or replacement item.
Contact: Call 866-235-0588 or e-mail
[email protected].
©Copyright 2007 AAP News
Description: The rake has a
green handle attached to a yellow duck head with seven purple tines.
Jewelry sets
Sold at: T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, A.J. Wright,
Cracker Barrel and Shopko stores nationwide from August 2006 through August
2007 for $8 to $15.
Units: About 200,000 (1.5 million other
Thomas and Friends railway toys were
Importer: Jo-Ann Stores Inc.,
of Hudson, Ohio
Description: The theater has a chalkboard
on the front.
Sold at: Specialty toy
stores, gift shops, catalogs and Web sites nationwide from June
2006 through August 2007 for about $90.
Remedy: Contact Guidecraft to receive a
replacement theater or another product of
equal value.
Contact: Call 888-824-1308 or visit www.
guidecraft.com.
Metal necklaces
Knights of the Sword series toys
Units: About 850
Units: About 800
Manufacturer: Rhode Island Novelty, of Cumberland, R.I.
Importer/distributor: RC2 Corp., of Oak
Brook, Ill.
Description: The link necklaces have a spinning, rhinestone-studded wheel with a silver
base.
Description: The three silver knight toys
are mounted on red horses and were sold
individually.
Sold at: Family entertainment centers, redemption centers, small discount stores nationwide and www.rinovelty.com
from November 2006 through May 2007 for about $2.
Sold at: Specialty toy stores nationwide from
April 2004 through March 2006 for about
$8.
Remedy: Return jewelry to the store where purchased or to Rhode
Island Novelty for a replacement item.
Remedy: Contact RC2 for a refund.
Contact: Call 800-528-5599 or visit www.rinovelty.com.
©Copyright 2007 AAP News
Contact: Call 866-725-4407 or visit http://recalls.rc2.com.