Troy-Bilt Recalls Children's Gardening Gloves Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard
USTroy-Bilt Recalls Children's Gardening Gloves Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard
Reason for Recall / 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.
Product Description & Identification
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.
Affected Products
Budding Gardener Complete Gardening Set
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2007/Troy-Bilt-Recalls-Childrens-Gardening-Gloves-Due-to-Lead-Poisoning-Hazard |
| Title | Troy-Bilt Recalls Children's Gardening Gloves Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/b2a4cc3f04544edb8484f94550842d2e.jpg |
| Images › Caption | Recalled Children's Gardening Gloves |
| Hazards › Name | 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. |
| Injuries › Name | None reported. |
| Products › Name | Budding Gardener Complete Gardening Set |
| Products › Type | Gloves |
| Products › Category I D | 1975 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 80 |
| Recall I D | 3822 |
| Remedies › Name | 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. |
| Importers › Name | MTD Products Inc, of Valley City, Ohio (Troy-Bilt is an MTD brand) |
| Retailers › Name | The Troy-Bilt Web site, www.troybilt.com, from February 2006 through January 2007 for about $50 for the set. |
| Recall Date | 2007-05-16T00:00:00 |
| Description | 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. |
| Recall Number | 07549 |
| 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 |
| Last Publish Date | 2014-05-23T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |
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