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this is just in canada but i'm sure it;s the same as or similar to the u.s.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/bu siness/story.html?id=6d373c0d-af94-42d9-b4 a6-3ae763798134

TOY RECALLS IN CANADA

(2007)

APRIL

Two puzzles, Sounds on the Farm and Sounds on the Go, manufactured by Small World Toys. Choking hazard. 1,700 units sold.

MAY

Soft Blocks Tower Toys manufactured by Graco Children's Products Inc. Choking hazard. 4,100 units sold.

JUNE

Various Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Toys made by RC2 Corp. Lead in the paint. Unknown number of units affected.

JULY

Shape Sorting Toy Castles manufactured by Infantino. Choking hazard. 3,900 units sold.

Easy Bake Oven made by Hasbro Canada. Risk of getting fingers caught or burned. Fewer than 100 units of the affected model sold.

AUGUST

Spinning Tops and Tin Pails made by Schylling Associates Inc. Lead in the paint on wooden handles. 2,200 units sold.

Various Polly Pocket, Doggie Day Care, One Piece and Batman toys, and an accessory for a Barbie toy made by Fisher Price and Mattel Canada Inc. Choking hazard. Nearly 900,000 units sold.

"Sarge" dinky car made by Mattel. May contain lead in the paint. 32,800 units sold.

20 different Fisher Price toys, made by Mattel, including Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer and others. May have lead in the paint. 42,000 units sold.

SEPTEMBER

Barbie accessories, including plastic pets and GEOTrax accessories, made by Mattel. May have lead in the paint. 25,000 units sold.

Zipper pulls and cellphone charms distributed by Dollarama. May contain high lead levels. Unknown manufacturer and sales numbers.

Britain's Knights of the Sword plastic medieval knights made by RC2 Corp. Lead in the paint. 27 units sold.

Mini Zooper doll strollers made by LAN Manufacturing. Can catch child's fingers. 290 units sold.

Thomas and Friends wooden train components by RC2. Lead in the paint. 27,000 units sold.

OCTOBER

X-15 flying rocket manufactured by Estes-Cox. Can shatter and cause injury through falling debris. 620 units sold.

Pirates of the Caribbean plastic medallion and squeeze flashlight on a leather strap made by Energizer. Excessive lead in the paint on the strap. 10,500 units sold.

Tabletop puppet theatre by GuideCraft. Excessive lead on the painted surface. Unknown sales numbers.

Bookmarks and journals made by Antioch Publishing. Excessive lead in the paint on the spiral bindings and metal clips. About 35,000 units recalled.

Plastic pirate swords sold at Gymboree stores. Can break into sharp pieces. No data on numbers affected.

Plastic boat featuring Diego, made by Fisher Price. Risk of lead in the surface paint. 5,500 units sold.

Bumbo child foam seats made by Bumbo International. Unstable; can cause injury in a fall from an elevated surface. Two million units sold worldwide; unknown numbers in Canada.

NOVEMBER

Elite Operational trucks and helicopters made by Toy World Group. Risk of lead in the surface paint of some units. About 50 units sold.

Fake Halloween teeth, called Ugly Teeth, sold in party packs. Contain lead in the surface paint. Fewer than 600 units sold.

The Learning Kitchen by Fisher Price. Choking hazard from small plastic pieces. About 15,000 units sold.

Green flashlight/whistles given away by the Manitoba Public Insurance Company to make trick-or-treaters more visible. Unit can be opened and battery swallowed. About 100,000 units distributed.

Aqua Dots manufactured by Spin Masters. Small beads coated with a toxic substance can cause illness if ingested. About 28,000 units sold.

Skippy swimming pool toy manufactured by Skimways. Elastic tongue can break, causing cuts to fingers. About 5,000 units sold.

Winnie the Pooh spinning top made by Schylling. Wooden handles have a risk of lead in the surface paint. 66 units sold.

Duck Family wind-up toy manufactured by Schylling. Risk of lead in the surface paint. 84 units sold.

Dizzy Ducks music box made by Schylling. Lead in the surface paint of the wooden box. 72 units sold.

"Robot 2000" made by Schylling. Lead in the surface paint. 54 units sold.

"Curious George" plush doll made by Marvel Education Co. Risk of lead paint on the plastic face. 6,000 units sold.

Green, wooden, frog-shaped piggy bank manufactured by Xiamen Shangfa. Risk of lead in the surface paint. About 500 units sold.

An expanded recall of Elite Operational toys, involving additional types of vehicles. Risk of lead in the surface paint. 70 units affected.

Source: Health Canada. The consumer product recall database, maintained by Health Canada, is sortable by year and by category of recall. It can be found at http://209.217.71.106/PR/home-accueil-e. jsp
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