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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.
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| Thomas & Friends trains recalled due to lead paint | ||
| June 19, 2007 at 8:41 am | ||
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The latest toy to apparently fall prey to China’s shoddy manufacturing safety controls are the ever-popular Thomas & Friends wooden trains. RC2 Corp. of Oak Brook, Illinois, is recalling almost 1.5 million of the trains that they have made directly for them at a Chinese plant. The trains may contain lead-based paint, which of course is extremely toxic if ingested. And as any parent with a basket full of these things knows, the paint is not exactly chip resistant especially in the hands of a toddler with a strong pitching arm. The Thomas & Friends recall is one of the first in our recent memory that wasn’t gum ball machine junk, so perhaps this situation will finally get the attention it deserves when parents are having to return or discard hundreds of dollars worth of toys. Visit the RC2 website for the alarmingly long list of train toys being recalled. It should be noted that if any of your kids any of your kids’ Thomas trains on the list have the codes “WJ” or “AZ”, you can breathe a little easier as they are not included in the recall. Tags: china, lead, rc2, thomas, Toy Recalls, trainsBookmark to:
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Lead paint… blah, blah… China… blah, blah… toy recall… I think we all know the 