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| Little Rider toys recalled for lead |
| May 20, 2008 at 3:46 pm |
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About 6,000 of these toys were sold between April 2007 and January 2008 nationwide in dollar stores for $5-$7 (wait a minute…). Parents are being advised to rip those suckers right out of their kid’s hands and return it to where they bought it for a refund. More information about this recall can be found on the Master Toys website. You’ll never guess where they were made. Tags: china, lead, lead paint, little rider recall, master toys and novelties recall, Toy RecallsBookmark to:
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The Master Toys and Novelties company have mastered putting lead paint on their Little Rider toys. Paint on certain parts of the toy exceed recommended lead levels, which as we all know by now can be hazardous to children if the paint flakes and is ingested even in small quantities.
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| Fake teeth recalled for lead |
| April 10, 2008 at 5:01 pm |
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We always thought these were incredibly gross and unsanitary to begin with, so we’re glad for a good reason to get rid of them. About 26,000 of these Appalachian-resident-insulting gems were sold between March 2005 and March 2008 at grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, etc., etc., nationwide. The manufacturer advises taking the fake teeth away from children immediately and contacting Funtastic for information about a refund. But you may want to spare some poor underpaid schmuck at their factory from having to handle the spit laden returns and just toss them instead. And hey, guess were these things were made? Since everyone seems to be in a boycott China kind of mood, maybe we should start with their toys. Tags: china, fake teeth, hillbilly teeth recall, lead paint, Toy RecallsBookmark to:
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We’ll admit that sometimes when certain items are recalled for lead paint, we question anyone chewing on said item in the first place. But then there are slam dunks like these “Hillbilly Teeth” from Funtastic that, you know, go directly in your kid’s mouth, so it might be a good idea to make them lead free!| Filed under: Toy Recalls |
| Toy robots recalled for lead paint |
| April 9, 2008 at 3:39 pm |
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These lead paint laden playthings were sold between October and November, 2007 under the “Interchange Robots” label at dollar stores nationwide for, yep, one dollar. Side note: next time you’re in a dollar store, constantly hold things up and ask the clerk how much it costs. They LOVE that gag! And no big surprise, they were made in China. The robots can be returned to place of purchase for a full refund, or have them conquer the inside of your garbage can. You can visit the OKK Trading website for more information. Tags: china, lead, lead paint, lead paint robot recall, okk trading, Toy RecallsBookmark to:
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Out of all the ways warrior robots have to kill, poisoning you slowly with lead paint while you play with it doesn’t seem the most efficient. New from OKK Trading, it’s Passive Aggressive Robot!| Filed under: Clothing Recalls |
| Camo sweatshirt recalled for strangulation hazard |
| April 2, 2008 at 2:27 pm |
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About 7,200 of these sweatshirts were sold at stores nationwide for $20 - $30, between July and December 2007. Besides the lovely print on the sweatshirt, you can look for an item number underneath the care label. The item numbers affected by the recall are 11037Y-39 and 1113Y-39. Parents should immediately remove the drawstring, or return the sweatshirt to place of purchase for a full refund. More information is available on the Brents-Riordan website. Tags: brents riordan, china, Clothing Recalls, hooded sweatshirt recall, strangulation hazardBookmark to:
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Great, now our 4-year-old has nothing to wear when he goes deer hunting. A hooded sweatshirt by Brents-Riordan, Inc. is being recalled because the drawstring in the hood poses a strangulation hazard. As you can imagine, young kids could get entangled in the string, something the CPSC has pointed out since *1996*. Apparently China didn’t get the memo.| Filed under: Toy Recalls |
| JCPenney lead paint hat trick |
| October 11, 2007 at 9:46 pm |
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Is it bad that when I first read about these recalls I thought, “JCPenney is still open?” And then what made it worse is that my wife reminded me there was one at the mall down the street. Hey, I’m not trying to be elitist, it’s just nowadays when I think cheap pants, I think Target. And I guess now when I think Penney’s I’ll think “lead paint”. JCPenney today announced a trifecta of recalls due to high levels of lead paint, including: 2,400 Breyer Stirrup Ornaments — sorry, but they’re doing you a favor keeping this tacky thing off your xmas tree. 19,000 Deluxe Art Sets — surprisingly enough there’s not lead in the paint included with the art set, but rather in the surface paint on the outside of the box. 49,000 Winnie-the-Pooh Play Sets — OK, nothing to really say about this one so I’ll go off on a tangent. How do you answer your kids with the inevitable question, “Why is his name ‘pooh’?” Tags: china, jcpenney, lead paint, Toy RecallsBookmark to:
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| Toy manufacturers to pass extra safety costs on to consumers | ||
| September 16, 2007 at 5:28 pm | ||
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Does this seem fair to you? Toy manufactures skate by for years using cheap foreign labor that we now know do not implement the most rigorous of safety testing, and instead of maybe taking a tiny bit less profit on the ol’ P&L, they have instead decided to punish the consumer by raising prices:
Can you say hubris? Tags: china, increased prices, lead paint, Toy RecallsBookmark to:
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| Disney to step up toy testing | ||
| September 12, 2007 at 10:40 am | ||
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See, now this is what I’m talking about — Disney has decided not to rely solely on their Chinese manufacturers, and are testing themselves that the toys they sell are safe: Tags: china, disney, lead paint, Toy Recalls Bookmark to:
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| China pinky swears they’ll stop using lead paint | ||
| September 12, 2007 at 10:33 am | ||
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Apparently the United States has struck a deal with the Chinese product safety agency, in which China assures that they will stop the use of lead paint in toys:
Color me unimpressed. Maybe I can be accused of being too cynical, but I’m not about to feel safe buying Chinese products just because a communist country that has shown previous complete disregard for safety standards says it’s all better now. While things certainly do need to improve on their end, I think it would be much more prudent to step up vigilance and safety testing on ours by the importers that choose to do business with China. But that’s just me. Tags: china, lead paint, Toy RecallsBookmark to:
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| Mattel recalls 800,000 more toys of doom | ||
| September 5, 2007 at 7:53 am | ||
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Those of you who short sold Mattel stock are probably celebrating this morning — toy maker Mattel has announced yet another recall of toys due to the threat of lead paint making it the third such recall by the company in just a few weeks. This recall involves 675,000 Barbie accessories (not the dolls) sold between October 2006 to August 2007. The others include 90,000 units of Fisher-Price GeoTrax trains and 8,900 Big Big World Bongo Band toys. Full details are on the Mattel website. Guess whose kids are getting hand made wooden toys for Christmas this year? Tags: china, fisher price, lead, mattel, Toy RecallsBookmark to:
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| Hampton Toy Train recalled for lead paint | ||
| August 21, 2007 at 2:37 pm | ||
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Not to be left off the lead paint bandwagon (er, train), Hampton Direct is recalling over 27,000 of their Magnetic Alphabet and Number train sets because, as well all know the drill by now, they were manufactured in China and they have an excessive amount of lead paint on them. Thanks again, China! Sold between December 2005(!) and July 2007 nationwide for about 30 bucks, Hampton is advising parents dispose of the trains immediately. They are offering to send out a replacement train set that they said has now been thoroughly tested — yeah, uh, think I’ll pass on that one. More information is available on the Hampton Direct website. Tags: china, hampton direct, lead, lead paint, Toy Recalls, trainsBookmark to:
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As I was resizing the image for this post my 4-year-old, who has a, shall we say, unique obsession with letters and numbers looked over my shoulder at this magnetic train and immediately inquired as to if that was going to be delivered, and if not, he thinks they have it at the “play store” and we should go get it right now, come on! How do you tell your little angel no BECAUSE THE TRAIN WILL KILL YOU.| Filed under: Baby Accessories Recalls | ||
| Lead in baby bibs — concern or hysterics? | ||
| August 15, 2007 at 10:44 am | ||
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The latest lead from China report seems to be hitting baby bibs at Toys ‘R Us:
However Toys ‘R Us is countering that they test their bibs continuously, with the latest being in May 2007. A representative from the Consumer Product Safety Commission said to the NY Times that CPSC tests of bibs did show lead levels on occasion, but they were so low that they were not harmful especially if they were not torn or cracked. I don’t know about you, but since these bibs were less than five bucks, I might play it better safe than sorry and ditch these things — I’ve always been preferred the cloth ones, anyway… Tags: Baby Accessories Recalls, bibs, china, lead, toys r usBookmark to:
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| More Mattel recalls for lead paint | ||
| August 14, 2007 at 9:48 am | ||
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In what’s sure to be a massive blow to their bottom line, Mattel has expanded their previous Fisher-Price recall to include more than 9 million Mattel toys because they may contain high levels of lead paint or small, strong magnets that can cause severe intestinal problems if swallowed. Some of the toys involved are die-cast cars from the Pixar movie Cars, Polly Pocket, Barbie, and Batman play sets, and many others. Mattel is on massive spin control this morning, taking out a full page ad in the New York Times that stated, in part, that Mattel “was one of the most trusted names with parents and was working extremely hard to address your concerns and continue creating safe, entertaining toys for you and your children.” A bit hard to believe in light of this recent news… Visit the Mattel website for more information and a complete list of the toys involved. Tags: barbie, batman, cars, china, fisher price, lead, magnets, mattel, polly pocket, Toy RecallsBookmark to:
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| Five year old Thomas & Friends tops recalled for lead paint | ||
| August 9, 2007 at 4:54 pm | ||
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Toymaker Schylling Associates has announced that they are recalling approximately 24,000 Thomas & Friends spinning tops manufactured between June 2001 and July 2002 because the Chinese-made (shocking!) toys had wooden handles covered with lead paint. But here’s the interesting rub — it seems Schylling may have known about the lead paint for five years but failed to issue a recall:
Leonard wins the worst spin by a COO award! Somehow I don’t think his “golly, gee willakers, I don’t know!” excuse is going to fly with parents (or their attorneys). As an extra precaution, Schylling is also recalling similar Curious George and Circus Top tops that were sold around the same time. If you think you have one of these toys, contact the company at 800-767-8697 or info@schylling.com. Tags: china, lead, thomas, tops, Toy RecallsBookmark to:
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| Fisher-Price lead paint hazard leads to massive recall | ||
| August 1, 2007 at 7:34 pm | ||
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In their largest recall since 1998, Fisher-Price and parent company Mattel are issuing a recall of 83 different styles of toys — totaling up to almost one million units — due to excessive quantities of lead in the paint used on the toys.
This is yet another high profile case involving shoddy safety practices in Chinese toy factories which gained major exposure in June when RC2 recalled their line of Thomas & Friends toys. This latest Fisher-Price recall is even more alarming as their toys — which include incredibly popular items like Sesame Street and Dora characters — are even more ubiquitous than Thomas trains. Mattel has put up a recall information page to help determine if any toys in your household may be affected by the recall. In other news, Congress passed the Open Government Act, a circle jerk exercise focused on their own incestuous affairs. How about focusing on something a little more important there in Washington, like keeping our kids safe from dangerous imports, hmmm? Tags: china, fisher price, lead, mattel, Toy RecallsBookmark to:
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| And you think Starbuck’s coffee tastes burnt | ||
| July 19, 2007 at 10:08 am | ||
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The recall affects around 392,000 of these coffee infernos which were sold exclusively at Walgreens between August 2003 and December 2006. Huh, I always wondered if anyone bought the small kitchen appliances at Walgreens, I guess the answer is YES. Atico recommends you stop using the coffeemaker immediately and contact them for a refund. I’m sure some of you right now are saying, “Wait a minute, this isn’t a toy, or stroller, or some baby item, what gives?” Well, if you don’t know how coffee relates to parenting, I have to wonder if you even have kids. And yes, any vodka recalls will be reported here as well. Tags: atico, china, coffeemakers, household applicances, Household ItemsBookmark to:
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Watch out for that coffee maker on your counter, it just might set the kitchen on fire. Atico International USA is recalling its entire line of Signature Gourmet and Kitchen Gourmet 12 cup coffeemakers. Apparently some of the things have a bit of an electrical problem, which has already caused 6 reports of the thing igniting. And don’t let the company name fool you, these little babies were imported from (broken record time) 