Toy Recall

August 19, 2020: More than 52,000 Nerf Hasbro Super Soaker XP20 & XP30 toys (sold at Target) recalled for Lead violation.

August 19, 2020: More than 52,000 Nerf Hasbro Super Soaker XP20 & XP30 toys (sold at Target) recalled for Lead violation.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Nearly 53,000 Nerf Hasbro Super Soaker toy water guns [sold exclusively at Target] have been recalled for a CPSC Lead content standard violation. Here’s the link to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (the standards that were violated by this toy.) The specific violation is that the ink in…

Reminder: A Thomas the Tank Engine wooden toy was recalled in June 2007. Do you still have these trains at home?

Reminder: A Thomas the Tank Engine wooden toy was recalled in June 2007. Do you still have these trains at home?

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Red & Yellow Brio Train, Made in Sweden: 1,862 ppm Lead & 575 ppm Arsenic

Red & Yellow Brio Train, Made in Sweden: 1,862 ppm Lead & 575 ppm Arsenic

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Brio train, “Made in Sweden” age unknown. Tested with an XRF in 2015. Lead (Pb): 1,862 ppm Arsenic (As): 575 ppm To learn more about XRF testing, Click HERE. The amount of Lead that is considered unsafe in a newly manufactured item intended for children in 90 ppm Lead (or higher) in the paint or…