August 2, 2007 – Fisher-Price Inc., of East Aurora, NY, announces a massive recall of approximately 967,000 toys, which may contain high levels of lead paint. This is the second major toy recall in less than three months, following in the wake of the Thomas the Tank Engine recall, to involve products that may contain lead paint and possibly pose a serious risk to children’s health and mental development.
NEW YORK, New York, August 2, 2007 – Fisher-Price Inc., of East Aurora, NY, announces a massive recall of approximately 967,000 toys, which may contain high levels of lead paint. This is the second major toy recall in less than three months, following in the wake of the Thomas the Tank Engine recall, to involve products that may contain lead paint and possibly pose a serious risk to children’s health and mental development.
The Fisher-Price recall encompasses a number of Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, and other toys that were manufactured between April 19, 2007, and July 6, 2007. A number of these toys potentially containing lead paint may bear a date code ranging between 109-7LF and 187-7LF, which can be found on either the product itself or its packaging materials.
The following items, which were sold at various stores nationwide between May and August of this year, have been included in this Fisher-Price recall:
- 33662 Elmo Light Up Musical Pal
- 33663 Ernie Light Up Musical Pal
- 33664 Big Bird Light Up Musical Pal
- 34658 Elmo Stacking Rings
- 39038 Elmo Tub Sub
- 39054 Sesame Street Shape Sorter
- 87946 Elmo Keyboard
- 90267 Ernie Splashin’ Fun Trike
- 90609 Elmo Collectible
- 90611 Cookie Collectible
- 90612 Zoe Collectible
- 90613 Ernie Collectible
- 90614 Big Bird Collectible
- 90745 Construction Playset
- 93068 Elmo Boom Box
- 93107 Action Fire Engine
- 93307 Press N Go Elmo
- 93308 Rev & Go Cookie Monster
- 93492 Cookie Saxophone
- 93493 Elmo’s Guitar
- 93615 Splash Tub Puzzle
- 93780 Music And Lights Phone
- B7554 Count To Beat Elmo
- B7888 Shake, Giggle & Roll
- B7987 Elmo In The Giggle Box
- B7989 Silly Parts Talking Elmo
- B9620 Dora’s Talking House
- C6908 Dora, Backpack, Perrito Figure Pack
- C6909 Diego Figure Pack
- C6910 Swiper Figure Pack
- C6911 Boots, Tico Figure Pack
- G3825 Dora Talking Vamonos Van
- G5112 Sing With Elmo’s Greatest Hits
- G9717 Giggle Doodler
- H2943 Grow With Me Elmo Sprinkler
- H3343 Cousin Daisy
- H3344 Birthday Dora
- H4187 Dora Figures In Tube
- H4628 Water Fun Tote
- H5569 Elmo & Pals (Elmo, Cookie, Ernie)
- H5570 Elmo & Pals (Elmo, Zoe, Bigbird)
- H8236 Dora 3 Pack Figures In Tube
- H8237 Blue 3 Pack Figures In Tube
- H8238 Sponge Bob 3 Pack Figures In Tube
- H9124 Chef Dora
- H9125 Bedtime Dora
- H9186 Giggle Grabber Ernie
- H9188 Giggle Grabber Oscar The Grouch
- J0338 Diego Talking Field Journal
- J0343 Go Diego Go Antarctic Rescue
- J0344 Go Diego Go Deep Sea Rescue
- J0345 Go Diego Go Mountain Rescue
- J0346 Go Diego Go Talking Rescue 4 X 4
- J5935 Giggle Grabber Soccer Elmo
- J5936 Giggle Grabber Chef Cookie Monster
- J6537 Sesame Street Giggle Toolbelt
- J6762 Queen Mami
- J6763 Royal Boots And Tico
- J6765 Prince Diego
- J7983 Sesame Street Tub Pots & Pans
- J9518 Sesame Street Giggle Drill
- J9692 Dora’s Talking Pony Place
- K0617 Twins Nursery
- K3414 Diego – Talking Gadget Belt
- K3571 Go Diego Go Mobile Rescue Unit
- K3580 Fairytale Adventure Dora
- K4139 Go Diego Go Dinosaur Rescue
- K4140 Toucan Motorcycle Rescue
- L0305 Dora Figure
- L3194 Surprise Inside Diego Eggs
- L3215 Sesame Street Elmo Jack-In-The-Box
- L3488 Sesame Street Birthday Figure Pack
- L3507 Sesame Street – Super Boom Box
- L5202 Birthday Dora
- L5813 Diego Tub Trike
- L8905 Pablo & Pals
- M0351 Dora Figures Dora & Kitty
- M0352 Dora Figures Diego & Bear
- M0524 Go Diego Go Talking Gadget
- M0527 Sesame Street Giggle Doodler
- M0732 Dora’s Talking House
- M2051 Lets Go Rescue Center
- M2052 Fairytale Castle
To learn more about this Fisher-Price recall, please visit Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website at http://www.cpsc.gov.
Commenting on the subject of this Fisher-Price recall, Alan J. Konigsberg, New York lead poisoning lawyer and a senior partner at Levy Konigsberg LLP observed, “It is vital that parents who are concerned that their children may have become lead poisoned as a result of playing with these Fisher-Price toys have a venous blood test administered to their affected child to verify the presence and amount of lead in their child’s bloodstream.”
For a child, even a small amount of lead-based paint is potentially dangerous, if it chips, peels, or otherwise creates dust, and has been ingested or inhaled. Children may also be exposed if they chew or suck on a toy that has been coated in lead paint. Because no quantity of lead is safe in the body, a brief exposure to lead can cause significant adverse effects. Besides learning difficulties, elevated levels of lead in the bloodstream are also associated with behavioral problems such as aggressiveness, destructiveness, and hyperactivity.
For more information about this or other lead paint-related product recalls, please contact Levy Konigsberg LLP at (800) 315-3806 or 1-800-988-8005, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
IMPORTANT: If you believe that you or your child has been lead-poisoned, you should speak with an experienced lead poisoning attorney regarding your legal rights. Contact the lead poisoning lawyers at Levy Konigsberg LLP for a free consultation by calling our 24/7 toll-free hotline at 1-800-988-8005 or by submitting an email inquiry (see form above).
