The paint on the handles of these brooms contain high lead levels. CPSC standards ban toys and other children's products containing high levels of lead. Young children could ingest lead from the broom handles, presenting a lead poisoning hazard.
Recall
Number
01096c
Date
2001-02-26
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
"Ti-dee Helper" children's broom
Companies
Retailer(s)
Toy, discount and grocery stores sold these brooms, from April 2000 through February 2001, for about $9.
Importer(s)
EMSCO Inc., of Girard, Pa.
Country of manufacture
Mexico
Description
The Ti-dee Helper brooms are about 37 inches long with a wood handle painted yellow and natural straw bristles. A silver label on the handle reads, "MADE IN MEXICO." The plastic packaging that covered the broom bristles reads, "Ti-dee Helper™ child's broom," and contains the model number "6089."