More Chinese-Made Toys Recalled For Excessive Levels Of Lead
Posted October 31, 2007 12:00 pm.
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Tens of thousands of Chinese-made toys were pulled from shelves across North America Wednesday after it was revealed they contained high levels of lead.
The largest recall saw Toys “R” Us clear about 16,000 Chinese-made Elite Operations toys from its U.S. stores because their surface paint contains excessive levels of lead.
A Health Canada spokeswoman revealed that 52 of the military-style toys had been sold in Canada. They were also being recalled.
Some of the affected products were directly related to Halloween. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned consumers that $2 packages of “Ugly Teeth” contain dangerous amounts of lead.
The phony teeth can be identified by product numbers 394207 and 390630. Health Canada said 571 of the items had been sold across the country at a variety of retail outlets.
Wednesday’s Toys “R” Us recall in Canada involved three Elite Operations toy sets: the Command Patrol Center (Sku 661317), the Barracuda Helicopter with two figures (Sku 661287) and the Combatant Squad three-pack of 20-centimetre (8-inch) figures (Sku 577286 ).
Health Canada spokesperson Joey Rathwell said the “Ugly Teeth” were especially dangerous because “they are meant to go in the mouth.”
Simply handling the product “would not cause major lead poisoning.”
