Please be informed of the recall featuring the Sandford Family 6-Player Croquet Sets. These products are being recalled because the paint or surface coating on the red mallet, blue mallet, red hoop, and winning post contain lead levels that exceed the federal lead content ban. Also, the coating on the red and blue mallets contains phthalates which are toxic if young children ingest them.
More information about this recall including specific
items being recalled is available on the Consumer
Product Safety Commission’s website. We
encourage you to share this information with your colleagues and partners.
Health care providers are encouraged to:
o
Raise awareness among parents about these
products.
o Encourage parents to immediately stop using the recalled products and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions can email the company at compliance@dixonusa.com.
o
Consider testing children for
lead exposure from these and other sources.
This information has been broadcast to: _All Notifications; Local Boards of Health;