GAMMA Sports Children's Tennis Racquets recall: Lead Exposure
GAMMA Sports Recalls Children's Tennis Racquets Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
Why was GAMMA Sports Children's Tennis Racquets recalled?
The orange grip tape on the tennis racket's handle contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled tennis racquets away from children and contact GAMMA Sports for a free replacement grip kit. GAMMA Sports is directly contacting all known purchasers of the recalled tennis racquets. Contact: For more information, contact GAMMA Sports at (800) 333-0337 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.gammasports.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
- Quick Kids Junior Tennis Racquets
- Company
- GAMMA Sports, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Quantity
- About 2,000
- Sold at
- Online at www.gammasports.com, www.atssports.com and www.holabirdsports.com from December 2010 through March 2011 for about $15.
- Recall date
- June 23, 2011
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Quick Kids 23-inch aluminum junior tennis racquets with orange tape on the hand grip. Recalled racquets have lot number "F:3:10:08" stamped onto the bottom of the racquet grip below the "G."