Et tu, Curious George?
The Man in the Yellow Hat must have been feeding Curious George old paint chips because he too has high levels of lead.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the recall of a Curious George plush toy for violation of lead paint standards. Naturally, it was produced in China and the offending part of the plush toy was a hard, plastic face on the doll.
Description: This recall involves Curious George 12-inch plush dolls
with a plastic face. The dolls are dressed to represent five various
themes: birthday, fireman, sweet dreams, tool time and tool time with a
soft face. The plush dolls were sold with a Curious George storybook or
activity book. The following product and SKU numbers are printed on the
packaging.Birthday : 90253/ 8-83199-90253-5
Fireman : 90246/ 8-83199-90246-7
Sweet Dreams : 90247/ 8-83199-90247-4
Tool Time : 90251/ 8-83199-90251-1
Tool Time (soft face) : 90251/ 8-83199-90251-1Sold at: Toy and discount department stores nationwide from December
2005 through August 2007 for about $15.
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