Target Recalls Children's Toy Gardening Tools and Chairs Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2007-09-26 · 07309
Hazards
The surface paint on the recalled gardening tools and chairs contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Recall
Number
07309
Date
2007-09-26
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and Children's Sunny Patch Chairs
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
Starite International Ltd., of Taiwan
Retailer(s)
Target stores nationwide from August 2006 through August 2007 for between $3 and $10.
Importer(s)
Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The recall includes the Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and the Sunny Patch Children's Chairs. Gardening tools: caterpillar trowel with an orange and multi-colored handle; kitty cat broom with pink flowers and green handle; pink and green cultivator with a solid green tool portion and pink flowers on the handle; orange and green wood handle hoe and rake with orange flowers; pink and green shovel and trowel with pink flowers; green, orange and light blue snail push broom; multi-colored trowel, hoe, rake with orange on the tool body; multi-colored shovel with solid red on the shovel and eyes on the top of the handle; red and blue owl shaped broom with bristles painted blue, with yellow and black large eyes on the face. Children's Chairs: multi-colored children's Sunny Patch chairs with a giraffe, monkey, and elephant on the back. The cloth seat and back are striped in orange, yellow, green and blue. The chameleon, butterfly and ladybug chair are not included in the recall.