Oct

13

JCPenny Issues Recall

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J.C. Penney recalled Chinese-made Winnie the Pooh play sets and decorative ornaments with a horse-theme, and art kits made in Taiwan and Vietnam.

You can find more details here.

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Sep

27

Target Announces Recall of Gardening Tools

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Target announced a voluntary recall of Chinese-made toy gardening tools and children’s lawn furniture because they contained “excessive levels of lead.”

The toys include the Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and Children’s Sunny Patch Chairs.

They were sold at Target stores nationwide between August 2006 and August 2007.

Parents should take the toys away from their children and return them to Target for a refund. 

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Sep

27

Thomas & Friends Toy Recall

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Yesterday RC2 corp announced a toy recall that includes 5 toys from the Thomas & Friends toy line. The toys are:

-All-Black Cargo Car

-Toad Vehicle

-Olive Green Sodor Cargo Box

-All-Green Maple Tree Top (and signal base accessories)

Cargo cars sold in other sets are not included in the recall. RC2 also announced a separate recall of 800 of its “Knights of the Sword” toys for lead paint.

For more information click here.

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Sep

4

Not Another Recall

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Tomorrow (Wednesday) Mattel will announce yet another toy recall.

The only details available so far is that it will be for a Fisher-Price toy and accessories to a Barbie play set.

Little Diva Toys will keep you updated.

Update 9/5/07-

The toys affected are:

GeoTrax Engine - 2 products

Barbie Accessory Sets - 7 products

It’s a Big Big World - 1 product

More details are available at the Mattel website

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Aug

31

Toys R Us Recalls Crayons

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imaginarium-crayon-paint-set-recall.jpgToys R Us has recalled the Imaginarium Wooden Coloring Cases. The paint and the packaging both contain lead.

According to the BBC:

“Parents are being told to take the $20 crayon and paint set - on sale since October 2006 - away from children and return them to one of the firm’s stores.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said that no injuries had been reported.”

Toys R US bought about 27,000 of the set which contains crayons, colored pencils, pens, water colors, and other art supplies in a carrying case. They’ve only sold about 8,300.

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Aug

26

Polly Pocket & Barbie Recalls

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On August 14th 2007, Mattel announced a voluntary recall for several items including Barbie & Polly Pocket.

Why?

“The problem involves small magnets, which are often glued onto the toys or attached to dolls’ clothing. If a child swallows more than one magnet or magnet-containing toy, they can attract within the body, causing blockage or perforation of the bowel” [Source]

What items were recalled?

You can find a list of the recalled Polly Pockets here

You can find more information about the Barbie recall here

What is Mattel doing about this to make sure it doesn’t happen again?

“Regarding our manufacturing processes, we immediately strengthened them with a three-point check system. First, we’re requiring that only paint from certified suppliers be used, and we’re requiring that every single batch of paint at every single vendor be tested. If it doesn’t pass, it doesn’t get used. Second, we are tightening controls throughout the production process at vendor facilities and increasing unannounced random inspections. Third, we’re testing every production run of finished toys to ensure compliance before they reach our customer. We’ve met with vendors to ensure they understand our tightened procedures and our absolute requirement of strict adherence to them.” [Source]

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