Troy-Bilt Recalls Children's Gardening Gloves Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard
CPSC recall 07549 · announced May 16, 2007 · Mtd Products · 80 units affected
The product
The Budding Gardener Complete Gardening Set included a wheel barrel, sprinkling can, pair of gardening gloves, hand tools and seeds. The gloves are yellow on one side and white with rubber dots on the other side. The gloves have a picture of four children in a field, with "The Budding Gardners" written in red around the picture.
The hazard
The stamp-painted logo on the backside of the gardening gloves contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should take these gloves away from children immediately, and contact the firm to exchange the gloves for a free kid-size gardener's apron. Troy-Bilt is directly contacting consumers who purchased these gloves.
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): None reported.
Sold at: The Troy-Bilt Web site, www.troybilt.com, from February 2006 through January 2007 for about $50 for the set.
Consumer contact: For additional information, our call Troy-Bilt toll-free at (888) 848-6038 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.troybilt.com
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.