Minga Fair Trade Imports · Recalled
Minga Fair Trade Imports Recalls Wooden Flipping Acrobat Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
The paint on the wooden flipping acrobat toys contains excessive levels of lead, which is prohibited under federal law.
- Units
- About 135 units
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $6
- Remedy
- Refund
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Affected
The recalled flipping acrobat toys are made of painted wood and are 8.5 inches tall. The toys consist of two rectangular wooden sticks connected by a wood crosspiece near one end and a coyote, super hero, woodpecker or yellow bird wooden cartoon character suspended by nylon string at the other end.
The file
- Sold at
- Independent children's stores and gift shops nationwide from September 2008 through May 2013 for about $6.
- Product type
- Toy Figures
- Made in
- Peru
- Recalled by
- Minga Fair Trade Imports, of Lake Geneva, Wis.
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled flipping acrobat toys away from children and return them to Minga Fair Trade Imports for a full refund or credit towards a replacement product.
Minga Fair Trade Imports toll-free at (855) 738-5260 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, at email recall@mingaimports.com or online at www.mingaimports.com and click on Product Safety Recall for more information.
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 MAR 20 2014; last revised JAN 08 2015.
