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90,700 Children's Products Recalled

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The Associated Press

Published: October 13, 2007

WASHINGTON - More than 90,000 children's products, most imported by J.C. Penney Co., were recalled Thursday for containing dangerous levels of lead, a government safety group announced.

J.C. Penney recalled Chinese-made Winnie the Pooh play sets and decorative ornaments with a horse theme, as well as art kits made in Taiwan and Vietnam. Totaling 70,400, the toys imported and sold by J.C. Penney all had excessive levels of lead in their surface paint.

Lead is toxic if ingested by young children. Under current regulations, children's products found to have more than 0.06 percent lead accessible to users are subject to a recall.

Consumer Product Safety Commission spokeswoman Julie Vallese said this round of toy recalls is 'the direct result of the commitment that was made earlier this summer of cleaning the proverbial house.'

An additional 20,300 Chinese-made toys were recalled by three other companies, according to the commission. Miniature Jeff Gordon NASCAR helmets by Riddell Inc., bendable dinosaur toys by Kipp Brothers and magnetic art kits by Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores also were recalled for lead contamination.

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