CPSC recall 07-309, announced September 26, 2007, covers Starite International Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and Children's Sunny Patch Chairs (about 350,000 units). The surface paint on the recalled gardening tools and chairs contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. The notice reports no incidents. Consumers should immediately take the products away from children and return the item to the nearest Target store for a full refund. Recall contact: call (800) 440-0680, or go to www.target.com.
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Which products are included?
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.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
The surface paint on the recalled gardening tools and chairs contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately take the products away from children and return the item to the nearest Target store for a full refund.
Product and sales details
- Brand
- Starite International
- Manufacturer
- Starite International Ltd., of Taiwan
- Product type
- Toys & play sets, Chairs & stools
- Recall number
- 07-309
- Units
- About 350,000
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- Target stores nationwide from August 2006 through August 2007 for between $3 and $10.
- Importer
- Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and Children's Sunny Patch Chairs
CPSC product type: Toy Miscellaneous
Recall contact information
For additional information, contact Target at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 pm. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.target.com
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