MarloElaine

Sammy is still anxiously awaiting his replacement Thomas and Friends toys and gifts from RC2, the makers of the lead-based paint recalled train toys. Now we have to take away even more toys from our children. Mattel, parent company of Fisher-Price, is recalling almost one million children’s toys for having lead paint.

“According to Mattel, all the toys were made by a contract manufacturer in China. The recall, the second biggest this year involving toys, covers 83 products made from April 19 to July 6.”
NY Times
“Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys — including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters — because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead.”
Yahoo Finance

Mattel has published a list of the affected toys. For more information, call Mattel’s recall hot line at 800-916-4498. If you believe you have some of these items, then scroll all the way down to the bottom of Mattel’s list to start the request for a brochure and a pre-paid electronic merchandise return label to send back your product.

You must select the following 5 choices to get to the request form: “I think I own one or more of these products,” “I purchased my product(s) after May 1, 2007,” “To proceed in processing your order, click here,” choose your country, and enter the number of items owned.

If this does not take you to the form, try again during off-peak hours. I was able to request the return label late last night, but just now, I got this message:

We apologize.

Due to high contact volume, we are unable to complete your order at this time.
Please come back or call the appropriate number below to complete this process.

Thank you for your patience.

Rainforest Open Top Take-Along Swing Recall:
888-303-5631
Laugh & Learn Learning Bunny Recall:
866-447-5003
Polly Pocket Recall:
888-597-6597
Musical Learning Chair Recall:
866-552-3914
Mattel:
800-524-8697
Fisher-Price:
800-432-5437
Power Wheels:
800-348-0751
Radica:
800-803-9611
Tyco R/C:
888-557-8926
Sesame Street:
888-892-6123

Call Center Hours:
Monday - Friday 9 AM to 7 PM, Eastern Time,
6 AM to 4 PM, Pacific Time
Saturday - 11 AM to 5 PM, Eastern Time,
8 AM to 2 PM, Pacific Time

Lead is extremely dangerous if ingested, especially by small children. Call your child’s pediatrician if you think they have been exposed to lead.