KHS America · Recalled
KHS America Recalls Children's Musical Instrument Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
The pink metal note bar on the glockenspiel may contain excessive levels of lead in the paint, violating the federal lead paint standard. If the paint is scraped off and ingested lead can cause adverse health effects.
- Units
- About 150
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $40
- Remedy
- Replace
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Affected
The Green Tones 8-note Monkey Glockenspiel is a children's musical instrument with eight metal bars in multiple colors mounted on a wooden base shaped like a monkey. The bars are individually attached to the base with one screw at each end. The second bar from the top is pink, 3.5 inches long and has a "B" stamped on it. This is the bar that needs to be replaced. The Green Tones logo is stamped on the back of the glockenspiel and the tracking number HS0178410914 is printed in black at the bottom.
The file
- Sold at
- Independent toy and music retailers and online at amazon.com and gogreentones.com from January 2015 through September 2015 for about $40.
- Product type
- Toy Musical Instruments
- Made in
- Israel
- Recalled by
- KHS America of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
Incident log
None reported
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately remove the pink bar from the glockenspiel and contact KHS America for information on getting a free replacement pink bar.
KHS America Green Tones at 800-283-4676 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.gogreentones.com and click on "Contact Us" 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.
