More China-made toys recalled over lead
Toys and children's necklaces made in China were recalled Wednesday, including five more items from the popular Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway product line, because they contain dangerous levels of lead.
RC2 Corp.'s "Knights of the Sword" series toys and some of its Thomas and Friends items, along with floor puppet theaters and gardening tools and chairs for children, were among the more than 601,000 toys and children's jewelry announced in the recall by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The recalled toys contain high levels of lead in their surface paint, and the necklaces and jewelry sets contain excessive lead in some of the metal parts.
Children's products found to have more than 0.06 percent lead accessible to users are subject to a recall. The government warned parents to make sure children are not playing or using any of the recalled products.
This is the second recall from the Thomas & Friends product line after RC2 Corp. announced June 13 a recall of 1.5 million wooden railway toys. The company is recalling five items, totaling about 200,000 toys in all, of Thomas & Friends toys not included in the first recall.
CPSC spokeswoman Julie Vallese said Wednesday's recalls were a result of both pressure from its agency and the toy industry's own initiative.
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