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EMSCO · Recalled
Children's Brooms Recalled by EMSCO Inc.
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.
- Units
- About 2,200
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $9
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
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."
The file
- Sold at
- Toy, discount and grocery stores sold these brooms, from April 2000 through February 2001, for about $9.
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Made in
- Mexico
- Recalled by
- EMSCO Inc., of Girard, Pa.
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says 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
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated FEB 26 2001; last revised JAN 30 2026.