Troy-Bilt · Recalled
Troy-Bilt Recalls Children's Gardening Gloves Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard
The stamp-painted logo on the backside of the gardening gloves contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
- Units
- About 80
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $50
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The Budding Gardener Complete Gardening Set included a wheel barrel, sprinkling can, pair of gardening gloves, hand tools and seeds. The gloves are yellow on one side and white with rubber dots on the other side. The gloves have a picture of four children in a field, with "The Budding Gardners" written in red around the picture.
The file
- Sold at
- The Troy-Bilt Web site, www.troybilt.com, from February 2006 through January 2007 for about $50 for the set.
- Product type
- Gloves
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- MTD Products Inc, of Valley City, Ohio (Troy-Bilt is an MTD brand)
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should take these gloves away from children immediately, and contact the firm to exchange the gloves for a free kid-size gardener's apron. Troy-Bilt is directly contacting consumers who purchased these gloves.
For additional information, our call Troy-Bilt toll-free at (888) 848-6038 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.troybilt.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 MAY 16 2007; last revised MAY 23 2014.