Active Kyds Children's Toy Shovels and Garden Tool Sets recall: Lead Violations
Active Kyds Recalls Children's Toy Shovels and Garden Tool Sets Due to Lead Violations; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com (Recall Alert)
Why was Active Kyds Children's Toy Shovels and Garden Tool Sets recalled?
Excessive lead paint levels on the yellow shank and black blade on the shovel, and the black paint on the garden tool set violates the federal lead paint standard. In addition, the black plastic shovel handle and bag clip on the garden tool drawstring bag contain excessive lead content levels, a violation of the federal lead standard. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effect.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy shovels and garden tool sets away from children and contact Active Kyds for a refund. Contact: Active Kyds toll-free at 855-736-6255 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, by email at [email protected], or online at www.activekyds.com and click on "News" for more information.
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
- Kids toy shovels and garden tool sets
- Company
- Active Kyds LLC, of Dassel, Minn.
- Quantity
- About 70
- Sold at
- Amazon.com from August 2016 through October 2016 for between $20 and $25
- Recall date
- January 10, 2017
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Active Kyds children's toy shovels and garden tool sets. The fiberglass toy shovels were sold in yellow and black. The children's garden tool set has blue handles with orange caps and black painted steel ends. It includes four tools: a hand shovel, hand fork, transplanter and cultivator. The tools are sold with a pull string black mesh bag with the Active Kyds logo printed in white.