Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Target Recalls Children’s Toy Gardening Tools and Chairs Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Released: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 by CPSC

Sep

26

2007
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Target, of Minneapolis, Minn., is voluntarily recalling about 350,000 Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and Children’s Sunny Patch Chairs. The surface paint on the recalled gardening tools and chairs contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Recall Details

Product

Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and Children’s Sunny Patch Chairs

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.

Hazards

The surface paint on the recalled gardening tools and chairs contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Incidents

None reported.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately take the products away from children and return the item to the nearest Target store for a full refund.


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