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Princess table and chairs
Some of the paint on this furniture contains lead, which is toxic if ingested by children. High levels of lead in paint violate the Consumer Product Safety Act.
About 8,300
For more information, call PJ Toys at (800) 935-5060 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday, or write to PJ Toys, 230 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10001.
Recall Details
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), PJ Toys, of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 8,300 units of a variety of children's furniture, sold at Target stores. Some of the paint on this furniture contains lead, which is toxic if ingested by children. High levels of lead in paint violate the Consumer Product Safety Act.
CPSC and PJ Toys are not aware of any illnesses or injuries involving this furniture. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of illness or injury.
The recalled furniture was decorated in either a circus or princess theme. Item numbers can be found on the original packaging. The circus-theme items include:
- Seal Wall Mirror, with purple seal with a yellow-framed mirror balanced on its nose (#097-02-0049)
- Circus Rover, a purple toy box/cart on yellow wheels with circus illustrations painted on the side (#097-02-0052)
- Circus Table and Chair Set, a yellow table with red legs with two yellow and red chairs (#097-02-0053)
- Clown Coat Hook, a wall coat rack with clown face and red hooks (#097-02-0057)
- Circus Wall Shelf, with a large, red and yellow clown face (#097-02-0056)
- Clown Stepping Stool, an aqua two-step stool with a clown face on the top step and arms and body painted on the sides (#097-02-0051)
- Clown Tot Stool, with a red top and yellow sides, and circus illustrations (#097-02-0090)
- Banana Coat Tree, with a yellow star at the top with monkey illustrations and banana-shaped coat hooks (#097-02-0054)
- Rocking Elephant, a red rocking elephant with a yellow seat and aqua rockers (#097-02-0055)
The princess theme furniture includes:
- Princess Step Stool, a two-step stool with a castle printed on both sides and a rose printed on the top step (#097-02-0058)
- Princess Rocker, a pink rocking chair with the word "PRINCESS" printed on the back (#097-02-0059)
- Crown Wall Hooks, a pink crown-shaped rack with red pegs for hanging coats or hats (#097-02-0061)
- Princess Table and Chair Set, with a table that has crowns printed in each corner on the top and two chairs with crowns on the chair backs (#097-02-0062)
- Crown Mirror, a pink, white and yellow-green rectangular mirror (#097-02-0063)
- Crown Wall Shelf, a white shelf with a pink crown painted on the back (#097-02-0065)
- Crown Tot Stool, a white stool with pink top and a crown printed on both ends (#097-02-0060)
- Crown Coat Tree, a pink coat tree with a crown on the top (#097-02-0064).
Target stores nationwide sold the recalled furniture from April 1998 through July 1998 for between about $15 and $80, depending on the item.
Consumers should take these items away from young children immediately and return them to any Target store for a refund. For more information, call PJ Toys at (800) 935-5060 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday, or write to PJ Toys, 230 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10001.
Consumers should take these items away from young children immediately and return them to any Target store for a refund.
CPSC and PJ Toys are not aware of any illnesses or injuries involving this furniture.
Note: Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for statements related to this or other topics.
Related Recalls
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The rings contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban and levels of cadmium that are prohibited in children’s products by the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Lead and cadmium are toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
The recalled high chairs violate the regulations for high chairs, as the leg openings on the high chair are too wide, posing an entrapment hazard to infants. Additionally, the high chairs pose a fall hazard because the tray can become disengaged from the product.
The squeeze ball toy contains a liquid and glitter combination inside a thick membrane. If the membrane is ruptured, the glittery water can splash onto a child’s face and body, posing an injury hazard.
The recalled baby loungers violate the federal safety regulations for Infant Sleep Products because the sides are too low to contain the infant; the sleeping pad is too thick, posing a suffocation hazard; an infant could fall out of an enclosed opening at the foot of the lounger or become entrapped; and the loungers do not have a stand, posing a fall hazard if used on elevated surfaces. These violations create an unsafe sleeping environment for infants.
The cylindrical metal inserts in the crib’s wooden frame can become loose and detach, posing a choking hazard.
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