Toy Recall: Fisher Price Toys with Lead Paint Hazard
August 1, 2007 by Maricar
Filed under Product News and Reviews, Product Recalls, Safety at Home
In addition to canned beans and chili, homemakers with children also have to scrutinize their children’s toys. Fisher-Price has announced its own set of product recalls this week.
Fisher-Price, in cooperation with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission is voluntarily recalling a limited number of Nickelodeon and Sesame Street painted toys produced by one specific contract manufacturer during a narrow timeframe. The recalled products were sold in retail stores nationwide since May 1, 2007. Paint on some of these products COULD contain lead in excess of permissible levels.
Lead is toxic if ingested and can cause adverse health effects.
A limited range of the following products are affected by the recall:
Elmo Light Up Musical Pal
Ernie Light Up Musical Pal
Big Bird Light Up Musical Pal
Elmo Stacking Rings
Elmo Tub Sub
Sesame Street Shape Sorter
Elmo Keyboard
Ernie Splashin’ Fun Trike
Elmo Collectible
Cookie Collectible
Zoe Collectible
Ernie Collectible
Big Bird Collectible
Construction Playset
Elmo boom Box
Action Fire Engine
Press ‘n Go Elmo
Press ‘n Go Cookie Monster
Cookie Saxophone
Elmo’s Guitar
Splash Tub Puzzle
Music and Lights Phone
Count to the Beat with Elmo
Shake, Giggle & Roll
Elmo in The Giggle Box
Silly Parts Talking Elmo
Dora’s Talking House
Dora, Backpack, Perrito Figure Pack
Diego Figure Pack
Swiper Figure Pack
Boots, Tico Figure Pack
Dora Talking Vamonos Van
Sing With Elmo’s Greatest Hits
Giggle Doodler
Grow with Me Elmo Sprinkler
Cousin Daisy
Birthday Dora
Elmo & Pals – Cookie and Ernie
Elmo & Pals – Zoe and Bigbird
Dora Figures in Tube
Water Fun Tote
Blue 3 Pack Figures in Tube
Sponge Bob 3 Pack Figures in Tube
Chef Dora
Bedtime Dora
Giggle Grabber Ernie
Giggle Grabber Oscar the Grouch
Sing ‘n Giggle Tool Bench (Canada Only)
Diego Talking Field Journal
Go Diego Go Antarctic Rescue
Go Diego Go Deep Sea Rescue (Canada Only)
Go Diego Go Mountain Rescue
Go Diego Go Talking Rescue 4 x 4
Carnival (Canada Only)
Giggle Grabber Soccer Elmo
Giggle Grabber Chef Cookie Monster
Sesame Street Giggle Tool Belt
Queen Mami
Royal Boots and Tico
Prince Diego
Sesame Street Tub Pots & Pans
Sesame Street Giggle Drill
Dora’s Talking Pony Place
Twins
Dora’s Shop ‘n Go Market -
French Speaking (Canada Only)
Talking Gadget Belt
Go Diego Go Mobile Rescue Unit
Fairytale Adventure Dora
Go Diego Go Dinosaur Rescue
Toucan Motorcycle Rescue
Dora Figure
Suprise Inside Diego Eggs
Sesame Street Elmo Jack-In-The-Box
Sesame Street Birthday Figure Pack
Sesame Street Super Boom Box
Diego Tub Trike
Backyardigans and Pals
Dora Figures – Dora and Kitty
Dora Figures – Diego and Bear
Let’s Go Rescue Center
Fairytale Castle
Detailed information is available at the Fisher-Price website. Product numbers and images, as well as instruction on what to do if you have the affected product, can be found there.
Tags: product recall, Fisher-Price recall, lead hazard, lead paint, safety at home, housekeeping, homemaking
I went to the Mattel’s website and found that I have some of the recalled products but the websites says that only affects products sold after May 1, 2007.
So what happened prior May 1, 2007.
It wasn’t tested?
I found very difficult to believe that is a brand new never happened before issue. Chinese factories have a long story of lowering their cost using any mean available if anything I believe that now a days they are much safer than ever before.
And how about Walmart? They always forced their suppliers into become low cost at any cost.
I found that this issue shows how US companies have a criminal disregard for to the end user’s safety even if the end users are children.
This isn’t surprising knowing that many factories use children to build the products. I always said children making toys for children.
Sick!
I would like there to be a site where you can punch in the upc, to see whether it falls into the ‘lead paint’ controversy. My daughter has two toys from her birthday that I don’t want her to open, as I am not sure if they are supposed to be recalled. Please let me know if there is a site to check the upc. Thanks.