Another Chinese Toy Recall

The Associated Press is reporting that yet another massive recall of Chinese-made toys has been issued. Toys and child necklaces made in China were recalled Wednesday because they contain dangerous levels of lead. The recalled toys contained high levels of lead on their surface paint and the necklaces and jewelry sets contain excessive lead in some of their metal parts.
Under current regulations, children’s products which contain more than .06% of lead accessible to users are subject to a recall. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has urged parents to make sure that children are not playing with or using any of the recalled toys.
This is the second recall from Thomas and Friends product line. The parent corporation announced a recall of $1.5 million wooden railway toys in June of this year. The company is recalling five items totaling about 200,000 toys in all.
The recalls include the following:
1. About 23,500 necklaces, bracelets and pendants imported by TOBY NYC
of New York. These products were sold at T.J. Maxx, Marshals, A.J. Wright, Cracker Barrel and Shopko stores across the United States from August 2006 through August 2007.
2. About 850 children’s Spinning Wheel Necklaces produced by Rhode Island Novelty. These items were sold across the United States from November 2006 through May 2007.
3. Happy Giddy gardening tools and Sunny Patch Chairs, imported by Target Corporation. This recall involves about 350,000 of the toys. These items were sold across the United States from August 2006 to August 2007.
4. About 200,000 Thomas and Friends wood railway toys and 800 Brittan’s “Knights of the Sword” toys. The Thomas and Friends items were sold across the United States from March 2003 through September 2007. The Knights of the Sword toys were sold at specialty toy stores across the United States from April 2004 through March 2006.
5. About 16,000 children toy rakes imported by Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. These rakes were sold only at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores from January 2007 through September 2007.
6. Approximately 10,000 Floor Puppet Theaters produced by Guidecraft, Inc. These items were sold nationwide from June 2006 through August 2007.
If you believe your children have any of these toys, you should remove them immediately and contact the manufacturer.