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Product Recalls
Children's Toy Brooms
PRODUCT: Children's Toy Brooms - EMSCO Inc., of Girard, Pa., is
voluntarily recalling about 2,200 children's toy brooms. 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 HelperTM child's broom," and contains the model number "6089."
Toy, discount and grocery stores sold these brooms from April 2000
through February 2001 for about $9.
PROBLEM: 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.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: None reported.
WHAT TO DO: Consumers should take these brooms away from children
immediately, and return the brooms to the store where purchased for a
refund. For more information, call EMSCO Inc. at (800) 458-0839 between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit their web site.
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection alerted CPSC to this
product hazard.
To see a picture of the recalled product(s) and/or read the press release visit the CPSC web site.
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