Target Recalls More Toys Made In China
By: Web Producer
Updated: September 26, 2007
More Toys Made In China Recalled For Lead Paint Violations
(Washington, DC) -- Target stores are recalling about 350-thousand toy gardening tool sets and children's chairs made in Taiwan due to federal lead paint violations. Following its one-point-five-million-unit recall of Thomas and Friends railway toys in June, Illinois-based RC2 Corporation is now recalling another 200-thousand toys from the same product line because of lead paint. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Target sold the Happy Giddy gardening tools and Sunny Patch children's chairs from August of 2006 through last month. The Thomas and Friends recall covers five wooden railway toys, including a black cargo car, an olive green cargo box and green signal accessories. They were sold by retailers nationwide from March 2003 through this month. Consumers should take any of these recalled toys away from youngsters immediately and contact either Target or RC2 Corporation for refund information. (Copyright 2007 by Newsroom Solutions/Regional News Service) RNS-09-26-07 1542CDT Recall of five Thomas & Friends™ Wooden Railway toys. September 26, 2007 -- RC2 Corporation announced today that it is voluntarily recalling five toys from the Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway product line due to levels of lead in surface paint that may exceed U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission requirements. In total this recall affects up to 200,000 units in the United States and an additional 69,000 units distributed outside the U.S. Since the June recall announcement, more than 1,500 individual Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway toy styles were retested to ensure their safety. This precautionary testing led to five additional discoveries that prompted this voluntary recall. There have been no reports of illness or injury related to any of the recalled toys. The recalled toys were all manufactured before April 30, 2007. The toys subject to recall are: All Black Cargo Car included in the Brendam Fishing Dock Set only "Toad" vehicle with brake lever Olive Green Sodor Cargo Box included in the Deluxe Cranky the Crane All Green Maple Tree Top included in the Conductor's Figure 8 Set Green Signal Base included in the Conductor's Figure 8 Set Parents and caregivers are urged to immediately remove the recalled toys from children and start the return process. Customers with U.S. based returns will receive prepaid shipping labels. Customers with Canadian based returns will receive preprinted shipping labels and reimbursement for postage at standard Canadian postal rates. You will then receive a replacement for each recalled item you return. In addition, each household returning one or more items will also receive a free gift. We want to ensure that your child has only the safest products we can offer, and will work to remedy this situation promptly—with your child's safety and your trust in mind. From: Pictures & Information from Consumer Product Safety Commission Description: The recall involves five toys from the Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway product line: the all-black cargo car, toad vehicle, olive green sodor cargo box and all-green maple tree top and signal base accessories. The front of the packaging has the logo “Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway” in the upper left-hand corner. A tracking code may be located on the bottom of some of the products. Toys marked with codes containing “WJ” and “AZ” are not included in the recall. Recalled Product Name & Tracking Codes All-Black Cargo Car – Included only in the Brendam Fishing Dock Set. The car is labeled “CARGO CAR” and has either no tracking code or one of the following codes on its undersides: 26833i 28233i 23243i00 24643i00 25343i00 27443i00 32043i00 34743i00 01553i00 04553i00 13353i00 14753i00 15453i00 18353i00 Cargo cars sold in other sets are not included. Toad vehicle with brake lever – The vehicle is labeled “TOAD” and has the tracking code 16560W000 on its underside. Olive Green Sodor Cargo Box – The side of the cargo box says “SODOR”, the box was included only in the Deluxe Cranky the Crane Set. All-Green Maple Tree Top and Green Signal Base Accessories – Included only in Conductor’s Figure 8 Sets. Sold at: Toy stores and various retailers nationwide from March 2003 through September 2007 for between $10 and $40. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should take the recalled toys away from young children immediately and contact RC2 Corp. for a replacement toy. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact RC2 toll-free at (866) 725-4407 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at http://recalls.rc2.com From: Pictures & Information from Consumer Product Safety Commission Target Recalls Children’s Toy Gardening Tools and Chairs Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard 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: Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and Children’s Sunny Patch Chairs Units: About 350,000 Importer: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn. Manufacturer: Starite International Ltd., of Taiwan Hazard: The surface paint on the recalled gardening tools and chairs contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: The recall includes the Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and the Sunny Patch Children’s Chairs. Gardening tools: caterpillar trowel with an orange and multi-colored handle; kitty cat broom with pink flowers and green handle; pink and green cultivator with a solid green tool portion and pink flowers on the handle; orange and green wood handle hoe and rake with orange flowers; pink and green shovel and trowel with pink flowers; green, orange and light blue snail push broom; multi-colored trowel, hoe, rake with orange on the tool body; multi-colored shovel with solid red on the shovel and eyes on the top of the handle; red and blue owl shaped broom with bristles painted blue, with yellow and black large eyes on the face. Children’s Chairs: multi-colored children’s Sunny Patch chairs with a giraffe, monkey, and elephant on the back. The cloth seat and back are striped in orange, yellow, green and blue. The chameleon, butterfly and lady bug chair are not included in the recall. Sold at: Target stores nationwide from August 2006 through August 2007 for between $3 and $10. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the products away from children and return the item to the nearest Target store for a full refund. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Target at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 pm. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.target.com
(Washington, DC) -- Target stores are recalling about 350-thousand toy gardening tool sets and children's chairs made in Taiwan due to federal lead paint violations. Following its one-point-five-million-unit recall of Thomas and Friends railway toys in June, Illinois-based RC2 Corporation is now recalling another 200-thousand toys from the same product line because of lead paint. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Target sold the Happy Giddy gardening tools and Sunny Patch children's chairs from August of 2006 through last month. The Thomas and Friends recall covers five wooden railway toys, including a black cargo car, an olive green cargo box and green signal accessories. They were sold by retailers nationwide from March 2003 through this month. Consumers should take any of these recalled toys away from youngsters immediately and contact either Target or RC2 Corporation for refund information. (Copyright 2007 by Newsroom Solutions/Regional News Service) RNS-09-26-07 1542CDT Recall of five Thomas & Friends™ Wooden Railway toys. September 26, 2007 -- RC2 Corporation announced today that it is voluntarily recalling five toys from the Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway product line due to levels of lead in surface paint that may exceed U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission requirements. In total this recall affects up to 200,000 units in the United States and an additional 69,000 units distributed outside the U.S. Since the June recall announcement, more than 1,500 individual Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway toy styles were retested to ensure their safety. This precautionary testing led to five additional discoveries that prompted this voluntary recall. There have been no reports of illness or injury related to any of the recalled toys. The recalled toys were all manufactured before April 30, 2007. The toys subject to recall are: All Black Cargo Car included in the Brendam Fishing Dock Set only "Toad" vehicle with brake lever Olive Green Sodor Cargo Box included in the Deluxe Cranky the Crane All Green Maple Tree Top included in the Conductor's Figure 8 Set Green Signal Base included in the Conductor's Figure 8 Set Parents and caregivers are urged to immediately remove the recalled toys from children and start the return process. Customers with U.S. based returns will receive prepaid shipping labels. Customers with Canadian based returns will receive preprinted shipping labels and reimbursement for postage at standard Canadian postal rates. You will then receive a replacement for each recalled item you return. In addition, each household returning one or more items will also receive a free gift. We want to ensure that your child has only the safest products we can offer, and will work to remedy this situation promptly—with your child's safety and your trust in mind. From: Pictures & Information from Consumer Product Safety Commission Description: The recall involves five toys from the Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway product line: the all-black cargo car, toad vehicle, olive green sodor cargo box and all-green maple tree top and signal base accessories. The front of the packaging has the logo “Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway” in the upper left-hand corner. A tracking code may be located on the bottom of some of the products. Toys marked with codes containing “WJ” and “AZ” are not included in the recall. Recalled Product Name & Tracking Codes All-Black Cargo Car – Included only in the Brendam Fishing Dock Set. The car is labeled “CARGO CAR” and has either no tracking code or one of the following codes on its undersides: 26833i 28233i 23243i00 24643i00 25343i00 27443i00 32043i00 34743i00 01553i00 04553i00 13353i00 14753i00 15453i00 18353i00 Cargo cars sold in other sets are not included. Toad vehicle with brake lever – The vehicle is labeled “TOAD” and has the tracking code 16560W000 on its underside. Olive Green Sodor Cargo Box – The side of the cargo box says “SODOR”, the box was included only in the Deluxe Cranky the Crane Set. All-Green Maple Tree Top and Green Signal Base Accessories – Included only in Conductor’s Figure 8 Sets. Sold at: Toy stores and various retailers nationwide from March 2003 through September 2007 for between $10 and $40. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should take the recalled toys away from young children immediately and contact RC2 Corp. for a replacement toy. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact RC2 toll-free at (866) 725-4407 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at http://recalls.rc2.com From: Pictures & Information from Consumer Product Safety Commission Target Recalls Children’s Toy Gardening Tools and Chairs Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard 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: Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and Children’s Sunny Patch Chairs Units: About 350,000 Importer: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn. Manufacturer: Starite International Ltd., of Taiwan Hazard: The surface paint on the recalled gardening tools and chairs contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: The recall includes the Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and the Sunny Patch Children’s Chairs. Gardening tools: caterpillar trowel with an orange and multi-colored handle; kitty cat broom with pink flowers and green handle; pink and green cultivator with a solid green tool portion and pink flowers on the handle; orange and green wood handle hoe and rake with orange flowers; pink and green shovel and trowel with pink flowers; green, orange and light blue snail push broom; multi-colored trowel, hoe, rake with orange on the tool body; multi-colored shovel with solid red on the shovel and eyes on the top of the handle; red and blue owl shaped broom with bristles painted blue, with yellow and black large eyes on the face. Children’s Chairs: multi-colored children’s Sunny Patch chairs with a giraffe, monkey, and elephant on the back. The cloth seat and back are striped in orange, yellow, green and blue. The chameleon, butterfly and lady bug chair are not included in the recall. Sold at: Target stores nationwide from August 2006 through August 2007 for between $3 and $10. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the products away from children and return the item to the nearest Target store for a full refund. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Target at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 pm. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.target.com
