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Children's Brooms Recalled by EMSCO Inc.

  • Recalled "Ti-dee Helper" children's broom
Name of Product:
"Ti-dee Helper" children's broom
Hazard:

The paint on the handles of these brooms contain high lead levels. CPSC standards ban toys and other children's products containing high levels of lead. Young children could ingest lead from the broom handles, presenting a lead poisoning hazard.

Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
March 01, 2001
Units:

About 2,200

Consumer Contact

For more information, call EMSCO Inc. at (800) 458-0839 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit their web site at www.emscogroup.com.

Recall Details

Description:

PRODUCT: Children's Toy Brooms - EMSCO Inc., of Girard, Pa., is voluntarily recalling about 2,200 children's toy brooms. The Ti-dee Helper brooms are about 37 inches long with a wood handle painted yellow and natural straw bristles. A silver label on the handle reads, "MADE IN MEXICO." The plastic packaging that covered the broom bristles reads, "Ti-dee Helper™ child's broom," and contains the model number "6089." Toy, discount and grocery stores sold these brooms from April 2000 through February 2001 for about $9.

PROBLEM: The paint on the handles of these brooms contain high lead levels. CPSC standards ban toys and other children's products containing high levels of lead. Young children could ingest lead from the broom handles, presenting a lead poisoning hazard.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: None reported.

WHAT TO DO: Consumers should take these brooms away from children immediately, and return the brooms to the store where purchased for a refund. For more information, call EMSCO Inc. at (800) 458-0839 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit their web site at www.emscogroup.com.

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection alerted CPSC to this product hazard.

Remedy:

Consumers should take these brooms away from children immediately, and return the brooms to the store where purchased for a refund. 

Incidents/Injuries:

None reported.

Sold At:
Toy, discount and grocery stores sold these brooms from April 2000 through February 2001 for about $9.
Manufactured In:
Mexico
Recall number:
01-096c

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