NewsSquawk, September 27, 2007
Another Thomas Recall: The CPSC and RC2 Corp. announced another recall of Thomas the Tank Engine wood toys, this time involving black and green pieces, for excessive lead paint. Involved are certain of the all-black cargo cars, “Toad” vehicles with break levers, olive green Sodor cargo boxes, green maple tree tops, and green signal bases. See the recall page for details (in some cases, only toys with certain tracking numbers are recalled). Check out the RC2 Corp. page for information on getting replacement toys.
RC2 Corp. is also recalling three figures in its Knights of the Sword line for excessive lead paint.
Also recalled for excessive lead paint:
Children’s gardening tools sold at Target (sample piece below):
Kids’ toy rakes sold at Jo-Ann Stores:
Guidecraft puppet theaters:
Children’s spinning wheel necklaces manufactured by Rhode Island Novelty, of Cumberland, RI:
More of the TOBY N.Y.C. children’s jewelry:
Coming to stores this Christmas… We found a toy with no lead paint:
September 27th, 2007 at 5:54 am
Ugh. I am really getting tired of these recalls…I hope this causes some major revamping of the system, because it obviously is not working the way it is now.
I am LMAO at the box!
September 27th, 2007 at 5:59 am
I’m definitely getting that box for my boys for Xmas.
September 27th, 2007 at 9:06 am
I totally agree. I’m enacting a no-toys rule for this Christmas, and asking for a Disneyland annual pass. Fun for both of us!
If parents stop buying toys altogether, or at least toys made in China, it will hit all toymakers where it hurts. (Easier said than done, right?)
September 27th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
I really want to have kids someday (gotta find that man to inseminate me first!!) but oh boy this recall has me scared. If we can’t trust the Chinese, who can we trust??!
September 29th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
80%!!! of the toys sold here in the US are made in China. I also want to not buy toys made there. I now look at every toy I pick up. It’s hard to avoid them, because our kids are now at an age where they want the Dora and Diego toys, the Disney toys. If it’s popular it’s made in China. It’s unreal. It’s very hard to have a 2 year old in the store wanting the latest Cars toy and to tell him, “no, honey, it’s made in China, so it’s probably not safe.” KWIM?
October 9th, 2007 at 8:57 am
I’m glad I’m not the only one! We must be willing to sacrifice and endure a crying fit (like me in the shoe dept!)to be heard. I am glad to hear there are a handful of us trying to be smart consumers.
IF we get smart and vocal, we can change the industry. Moms have more purchase power for consumer goods than any other demographic. We need to step up and make it clear that lead paint, tainted food and so on is not acceptable and we plan to spend our dollars wisely and with our kids best interest.
Also, have any of you seen the documentary on PBS about China and the manufacturing industry? Look for it on their website, it starts out asking what happened to the students who stood up to the tanks in Tienamen (SPELL?) Square, they called him “Tank Man” or something like that. It is shocking what we support when we purchase items manufactured in China. Everyone should see this documentary.
Personally, since I put a ban on all things made in China I have really had a hard time finding clothes and shoes, not just toys! This is because we didn’t support the companies who manufactured here to begin with or we didn’t protest enough when they closed shop and went to China…ex. Levi’s.
Lainie