Toys 'R' Us Recalls Chinese Art Sets

Wayne-based Toys “R” Us Inc. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said printed ink on the packaging of the Imaginarium Wooden Coloring Cases also contained lead.

The 213-item set contains crayons, pastels, colored pencils,
fiber pens, water colors, a palette and other art supplies in a wooden carrying
case. The wooden art set passed a safety test as recently as April 2007, but
failed a recent retest, according to the company. Toys "R" Us sold
about 8,300 of the art kits nationwide from October 2006 through this month.
The company said it had bought about 27,000 total.
The privately held retailer operates more than 1,500 stores
worldwide. Earlier this month, Toys "R" Us removed about 160,000
vinyl baby bibs from its Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us
stores, as well as its warehouses, as a precaution after two bibs made in China
for one supplier showed lead levels that exceeded company standards.
Mattel Inc. recalled 19 million Chinese-made toys in July,
including dolls, cars and action figures. Some of those items were contaminated
with lead paint.