02 August 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Fisher Price Recall on Popular Toys

Here we go again with the lead paint…

From the Associated Press:

WASHINGTON (Aug. 1) – Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys – including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters – because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead.

The worldwide recall being announced Thursday involves 967,000 plastic preschool toys made by a Chinese vendor and sold in the United States between May and August. It is the latest in a wave of recalls that has heightened global concern about the safety of Chinese-made products.

The recall is the first for Fisher-Price Inc. and parent company Mattel Inc. involving lead paint. It is the largest for Mattel since 1998 when Fisher-Price had to yank about 10 million Power Wheels from toy stores.

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2 Responses to “Fisher Price Recall on Popular Toys”

  1. ccajm5 2 August 2007 at 7:51 am Permalink

    thanks for sharing i dontthink we have any of those in our house but i am checking

  2. Brian A. Klems 10 August 2007 at 1:20 pm Permalink

    I heard about that. At least they are recalling anything with the word “Tickle Me” in it.

    Brian
    TheLifeOfDad.com


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