Target Recalls Children's Toy Gardening Tools and Chairs Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2007-09-26). Hazards: lead, non compliance. About 350,000 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 07309 |
| Published | 2007-09-26 |
| Last updated | 2014-05-23 |
| Product category | Toy Miscellaneous |
| Products | Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and Children's Sunny Patch Chairs |
| Firm named in the title | Target |
| Firms | Starite International Ltd., of Taiwan (manufacturer); Target, of Minneapolis, Minn. (importer) |
| Manufactured in | China |
| Units (US) | 350,000 |
| Hazard classes | lead, non compliance |
| Remedy classes | refund |
| Sold | Target stores nationwide from August 2006 through August 2007 for between $3 and $10. |
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 ladybug chair are not included in the recall.
Hazard
The surface paint on the recalled gardening tools and chairs contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately take the products away from children and return the item to the nearest Target store for a full refund.
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
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