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PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL
Effective: November 15, 2006
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The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC)
announces the following recall
in voluntary cooperation with
the firm below. Consumers should
stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise
instructed. |
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Name of product: |
Various "Kool Toyz"
Children's Products |
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Units: |
About 190,500 |
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Importer/Distributor: |
Target Stores, of
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Manufacturer: |
Toy Century Industrial Ltd.,
of Hong Kong |
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Hazard: |
Some of these toys contain lead
paint, which is toxic if
ingested by young children and
can cause adverse health
effects. Also, some of the toys
have sharp points, posing
laceration or puncture wound
hazards. |
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Incidents/Injuries: |
Target has received four reports
of toys breaking apart, exposing
sharp points. No injuries have
been reported. |
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Description:
The recall involves "Kool Toyz"
brand toys, including sets
containing die-cast cars,
playground set, doll house set,
dinosaurs, trucks, boats and
planes. The packaging is primary
blue and has the "Kool Toyz"
logo is on the upper left corner
of the packaging. The following
chart lists the toys involved in
the recall, their item numbers
written on the upper right
corner of the packaging, and the
specific hazards they pose:
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Product Name |
Item Number |
Hazard |
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Truck Carry Case
 |
087/01/0050 |
Lead Paint and Sharp
Points |
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Tiny Playground Set
 |
086/10/0048 |
Lead Paint and Sharp
Points |
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Dream House Play Set
 |
086/10/0048 |
Lead Paint and Sharp
Points |
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Discovery Dinosaur
Habitat
 |
087/01/0011 |
Lead Paint |
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Command Center Action
Figure Play Set
 |
087/01/0034 |
Sharp Points |
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Aircraft Carrier Action
Figure Play Set
 |
087/01/0034 |
Sharp Points |
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Air, Land and Sea
Defender Play Set
 |
087/01/0036 |
Lead Paint |
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Tank Action Figure Play
Set
 |
087/01/0040 |
Lead Paint |
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Helicopter Action Figure
Play Set
 |
087/01/0040 |
Lead Paint |
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Remote Control Trucks
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087/01/0042 |
Sharp Points
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Sold at: |
Target Stores nationwide from
July 2006 through September 2006
and on Target.com from August
2006 through September 2006 for
between $10 and $20. |
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Manufactured in: |
China |
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Remedy: |
Consumers should take the
products away from children and
return the item to the nearest
Target Store for a full refund. |
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Consumer Contact: |
For additional information,
please contact Target at
(800) 440-0680 between 7
a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday
through Friday, or visit the
firm's Web site at
www.target.com. |
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