Here is a recap of the child-related product recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission between 4/13/08 and 4/20/08. All things considered, it was a relatively light week for child product recalls. Interestingly, one of the two CPSC recalls was a voluntary recall by Walmart, independent of the manufacturer.
For more information on any of these recalls, follow the link below each description to view the full recall data from the CPSC.
April 16 – Santa’s Toy Corp. recalls Western Rider Push Toys
- Violation of Lead Paint Standard
- http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08249.html
April 18 – Wal-Mart Recalls Charm Key Chains
- Risk of lead exposure
- http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08250.html

The New York Times reports that there are yet more problems with lead levels in Chinese-manufactured toys.
“Amid a fresh wave of toy recalls yesterday, a consumer advocacy group said it had found hazardous levels of lead in many toys made out of vinyl plastic, potentially expanding the scope of testing and recalls of contaminated toys.
A random testing of more than 50 plastic toys found high lead content in 11 of them, according to Mike Schade, a campaigner for the Center for Health, Environment and Justice, which helped organize the testing.”
Among the results of the …read more

Over at Chief Family Officer there is a post about Mattel in light of all the recent toy recalls. Apparently Mattel failed to report potentially hazardous toy defects.
According to BloggingStocks, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Consumer Products Safety Commissionmonths. is investigating Mattel for failing to “report all claims of potentially hazardous product defects within 24 hours” and that instead of promptly reporting the potential defects, Mattel conducted an internal investigation that lasted several
Maybe kids should go back to playing with a paper cup.