RC2 is having a really bad day.
Name of Product: Various Thomas and Friends™ Wooden Railway Toys
Hazard: Surface paints on the toys can contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Description: The recall involves five toys from the Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway product line: the all-black cargo car, toad vehicle, olive green sodor cargo box and all-green maple tree top and signal base accessories. The front of the packaging has the logo “Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway” in the upper left-hand corner. A tracking code may be located on the bottom of some of the products. Toys marked with codes containing “WJ” and “AZ” are not included in the recall.
Sold at: Toy stores and various retailers nationwide from March 2003 through September 2007 for between $10 and $40.
Manufactured in: China
Again, like the last recall from RC2, you can find out more information by calling toll-free at (866) 725-4407 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at http://recalls.rc2.com
When the previous recall of Thomas items was announced, we spent three hours going through all the Thomas toys to make sure none of them were in the recall. I am soooo glad we made a list at the time, because it made it a lot easier this time. Doesn't it make you wonder if someone is purposely tainting these products to make a huge impact on our children?
Chip Flowers
