CPSC, Shakespeare Fishing Tackle Division Announce Recall of Children's Fishing Poles
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2005-06-17 · 05199
Hazards
The paint on the rods of these fishing poles contains lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Recall
Number
05199
Date
2005-06-17
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Children's Fishing Kits
Companies
Retailer(s)
Discount department, sporting good and toy stores nationwide, from August 2001 through June 2005, for between $9 and $13.
Distributor(s)
Shakespeare Fishing Tackle Division, of Columbia, S.C.
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The recalled Shakespeare® brand fishing kits feature the following characters: TAZ® (Tazmanian Devil®), Tweety®, Mucha Lucha® and Spider-Man®. Other fishing kits feature Fishing Heroes™, sold with a silver-colored badge; Kids Kits™, sold with tackle boxes; and Shark™ and Dolphin™ Kits, which have reels in the shape of a shark or dolphin. The fishing kits have brightly colored red and yellow fishing rods, and "Shakespeare" is written on the reels. Fishing kits with purple, blue and pink rods are not included in this recall. Certain translucent red and yellow and metallic-colored red rods also are not included in this recall.