Toy Recall Alert: Fisher-Price, Mattel Issue Toy Recall Over Lead Paint Concerns
Fisher-Price and its parent company, Mattel, Inc., are recalling 83 kinds of children's toys, including Sesame Street, Sponge Bob and Dora the Explorer figures among others, because surface paint on the toys contains high levels of lead. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has stated that the toys were available in most major retail stores between May 2007 and August 2007, for prices between $5 and $40. The recall is the first ever for Fisher-Price or Mattel, Inc. involving lead paint, and the largest recall for Mattel, Inc. in nearly a decade. No injuries have yet been attributed to the toys, which were manufactured in Chinese facilities.
CPSC advises that parents who have purchased any of the recalled toys immediately place them out of reach of children, and contact Fisher-Price at (800) 916-4498, or by visiting their recall website, at http://www.service.mattel.com, to obtain replacement instructions.
Previously on the D.C. Metro Area Personal Injury Law Blog, we have posted articles related to:
- A recall of Thomas and Friends wooden train sets
- An Easy Bake Oven recall
- Toy-related injuries that send 200,000 children to emergency rooms
- The need for warning labels on magnetic toys
For information about your legal rights for injuries caused by these toys or other consumer products, please click here or call the law firm of Regan Zambri & Long, PLLC at 202-463-3030.
