CPSC and Crown Darts UK Warn Consumers to Stop Using recall
CPSC and Crown Darts UK Warn Consumers to Stop Using and Dispose of Banned Lawn Dart Sets; Recalling Firm is Unable to Conduct Recall
Why was CPSC and Crown Darts UK Warn Consumers to Stop Using recalled?
Lawn darts are banned in the U.S. due to serious risks of skull punctures and other serious injuries, particularly to children.
What should I do if I have this product?
Crown Darts UK is unable to conduct the recall. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lawn dart sets and destroy and dispose of them to prevent further usage. Contact: CPSC’s Hotline at 800-638-2772 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
- Lawn dart sets
- Company
- Crown Darts UK, of United Kingdom
- Quantity
- About 19,400 darts (In addition, about 4,048 were sold in Canada)
- Sold at
- Online at www.crowndarts.com from May 2004 through June 2020 for between $15 and $139.
- Recall date
- August 12, 2020
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recalled lawn dart sets were sold for 2, 4 and 5 players and contained 4, 8 and 10 units (darts) respectively, as well as individual spare darts. The lawn darts are about a foot long (30 cm), have polypropylene flights (fins) designed to be held at the tail, with a brass body ending in a stainless steel spigot (peg). The lawn darts were sold in assorted colors including red, blue, yellow, purple, pink, orange, ivory and green. The CROWN DARTS logo is printed on the product.