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Half a Million More Toys Recalled

Half a Million More Toys Recalled

Thomas the Train, Toy Gardening Tools Among the Latest Toys Recalled Because of Lead Paint

By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health examination News

Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

Sept. 26, 2007 -- Time to check the kids' toy box again. More than half a million additional toys today were recalled due to lead paint.

Lead poisoning can permanently harm children, but it typically doesn't happen overnight. No injuries possess been reported in the latest ball-shaped of toy recalls, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

As with the many other toy recalls issued this year, the CPSC advises people to take the recalled toys away from children immediately.

The latest list of recalled toys (all of which were imported from China) includes:

• About 350,000 children's toy gardening tools as well as chairs sold at Target stores nationwide from August 2006 through August 2007 for between $3 as well as $10. The recall includes the Joyous Giddy Gardening Tools as well as the Sunny Patch Children's Chairs. Return the toys to Target for a filled refund.
• About 200,000 Thomas & Friends wooden trains. The recall involves five toys from the Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway product line: the all-black cargo car included only in the Brendam Fishing Dock set, the toad vehicle, the olive-green Sodor cargo box included only in the Deluxe Cranky the Crane Set, and all-green maple tree top as well as green signal base accessories. For more information, consult RC2 at (866) 725-4407 between 8 a.m. as well as 5 p.m. Central time Monday through Friday or visit the firm's web site at http://recalls.rc2.com.
• About 16,000 toy rakes sold exclusively at Jo-Ann Fabric as well as Craft stores nationwide from January 2007 through September 2007. The recalled children's rake has a green handle attached to a yellow, duck-shaped head as well as seven purple tines. "Robbie Ducky Garden Collection Rake" is printed on a tag attached to the handle of the 24-inch rake. Return the rakes to Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts for a filled refund.
• About 10,000 Children's Puppet Theaters from Guidecraft Inc. of Englewood, N.J., sold for about $90 at specialty toy stores, gift shops, catalogs, as well as web sites nationwide from June 2006 through August 2007. For more information, call Guidecraft at (888) 824-1308 between 9 a.m. as well as 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or visit the firm's web site at www.guidecraft.com.
• About 800 "Knights of the Sword" toys from RC2 Corp. The three recalled products are silver knights mounted on red horses as well as were sold at specialty toy stores nationwide from April 2004 through March 2006 for about $8. For more information, consult RC2 at (866) 725-4407 between 8 a.m. as well as 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's web site at http://recalls.rc2.com.

Toy Jewelry Recall

Several children's jewelry items made in China were as well as recalled today due to lead. Those recalls included:

• About 23,500 TOBY & ME jewelry sets from TOBY N.Y.C. of Recent York. The recall includes various jewelry sets sold in a pink gift box with "TOBY & ME" printed on the front as well as "TOBY & ME tags attached to the packaging. The products were sold at T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, A.J. Wright, Cracker Barrel, as well as Shopko stores nationwide from August 2006 through August 2007 for between $8 as well as $15. For more information, consult TOBY N.Y.C. at 866-235-0588 between 9 a.m. as well as 5 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday or email the firm at info@tobynyc.com.
• About 850 Children's Spinning Wheel-Metal Necklaces from Rhode Island Novelty of Cumberland, R.I., as well as sold from November 2006 through May 2007 for about $2. The necklace has a 30-inch chain as well as a spinning metal pendant. For more information, consult Rhode Island Novelty at (800) 528-5599 between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday or visit the firm's web site at www.rinovelty.com.

Incase the recall of Thomas & Friends trains as well as TOBY & ME jewelry sets sound familiar, they should. Those recalls expand recalls issued earlier this year.

On June 13, toy importer RC2 Corp of Oak Brook, Sick., (which issued today's Thomas & Friends recall) recalled 1.5 million other Thomas & Friends railway toys because of lead paint. As well as on Aug. 22, about 14,000 TOBY & ME jewelry sets were recalled.

Swing Set Recall

Yesterday, about 670 swing sets made in the U.S. by BCI Burke Company of Fond du Lac, Wis., were recalled because of a fall hazard. The firm has received four reports of the swing set beam breaking as well as one report of a child bruised from falling from the swing.

For more information on the swing set recall, consult Burke's customer service at (800) 356-2070 between 8 a.m. as well as 4 p.m. Central time Monday through Friday or visit the firm's web site at www.bciburke.com.

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