Aug 30, 2007 11:25 am US/Eastern
Toys 'R' Us Recalls 27,000 Coloring Sets For Lead
Toys 'R' Us Recall Hotline: (800) 869-7787
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
Toys "R" Us has recalled 27,000 crayon and paint sets made in China because the packaging of the wooden box contains lead, as does some of the watercolor paint within, company and government officials said Thursday.
No injuries have been reported from the use of the 213-piece Imaginarium Wooden Coloring Case, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The case includes crayons, pastels, colored pencils, fiber pens, paintbrush, pencil, water colors, palette, white paint, ruler and pencil sharpener in a light tan wooden carrying case. The case measures about 14 inches high by 19 inches wide.
Toys "R" Us sold the case nationwide from October 2006 through this month for about $20.
Consumers are asked to take the products away from children and return them to the nearest "Toys "R" Us store for store credit, the CPSC said.
The recall follows Mattel Inc.'s July recall of 19 million Chinese-made toys, including dolls, cars and action figures. Some of the items were contaminated with lead paint. Others had small magnets that children might swallow.
Consumers should call the Toys 'R' Us toll-free phone number at (800) 869-7787 between 9 a.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET Monday through Satuday, and between 10 a.m. ET and 7 p.m. on Sunday, or visit the
company website.
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