Painted Wooden Beads Intended for Children's Crafts recall: Lead
Painted Wooden Beads Intended for Children's Crafts Recalled By S&S Worldwide Due To Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Why was Painted Wooden Beads Intended for Children's Crafts recalled?
The paint on the children's wooden beads contains 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 beads away from children and contact S&S Worldwide for a full refund or replacement product. S&S Worldwide is directly contacting consumers who purchased the beads to alert them to this recall. Contact: For more information, contact S&S Worldwide at (800) 937-3482 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email the firm at [email protected], or visit the firm's Web site at www.ssww.com/productsafety
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
- Flower and Insect Painted Wooden Beads
- Company
- S&S Worldwide Inc., of Colchester, Conn.
- Quantity
- About 1,000
- Sold at
- S&S Worldwide's catalog and on the firm's Web site at www.ssww.com from March 2008 through February 2010 for about $20 per 1/2 lb. bag.
- Recall date
- March 23, 2010
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The children's painted wooden beads are in the shapes of insects and flowers. They were sold in assorted colors and designs and measure about one inch in size. They were sold in 1/2 lb. bags. Model number BE1190, "S&S Worldwide Inc" and "Made in China" is located on the bag of beads.