Toy Puzzle Vehicle Sets recall: Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Toy Puzzle Vehicle Sets Recalled Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard; Sold Exclusively by QVC
Why was Toy Puzzle Vehicle Sets recalled?
Surface paints on the puzzle pieces and components contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy puzzle sets away from children and return to QVC for a full refund including shipping and handling. Consumers who purchased the recalled set from QVC's television program or at QVC.com were sent a package by mail containing return information. Consumers who purchased the recalled set at the QVC Studio store should return the product to the store where purchased for a full refund. Contact: For additional information, contact QVC at (800) 367-9444 between 7 a.m. and 1 a.m. ET or visit the firm's Web site at www.qvc.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Toy Puzzle Vehicle Sets
- Company
- Merchant Media Corp., of Framingham, Mass.
- Quantity
- About 198,000
- Sold at
- QVC televised shopping programs, Web page, toll-free number, and Studio store from September 2002 through December 2007 for about $20.
- Recall date
- March 20, 2008
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recall includes the 16 piece Puzzle Track Play sets also known as Battery Operated Puzzle Vehicle sets. QVC item number T16876 is printed on the exterior of the brown box packaging. The sets have plastic puzzle pieces that when put together form a track with a battery operated train, fire engine or school bus vehicle designed to run on the track. Miniature street signs, traffic cones, and a battery for the vehicle are also included in the sets.