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Archived - Children's Fishing Poles
- Starting date:
- April 1, 2005
- Posting date:
- April 1, 2005
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Sports/Fitness
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Poisoning Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001429
Affected products
Children's Fishing Poles
Product description
The fishing poles feature pictures of the following cartoon characters on the reels: from Nickelodeon's Spongebob Squarepants® are Spongebob, Patrick Star and Sandy Cheeks; Nick Jr.'s Dora the Explorer®; Disney's Tigger; and the Cast of Nickelodeon's Rocket Power®.
ZEBCO® and Floating Catch 'Em Kit™ are written on the handles of these poles with the exception of the Rocket Power poles. The Rocket Power poles have Rocket Power written on the rod. Products purchased between August 2001 and March 2005 are subject to this recall. Products purchased after April 1, 2005 with a date code on the rod (near the handle) are not subject to this recall.
For full release:
CPSC, Zebco Announce Recall of Children's Fishing Poles
Hazard identified
The paint on the rods of these fishing poles contains lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Number sold
A total of 62,516 units of 9 different products were sold in Canada
Time period sold
Between 2002 and 2005.
Companies
- Manufacturer
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W.C. Bradley/ZEBCO Holdings Inc.
- Retailer
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Canadian Tire Corporation Limited
Toronto
CANADA
Tel: 1-800-387-8803
- Retailer
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Walmart Canada Inc.
Mississauga
Ontario
CANADA
- Retailer
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Toys R Us
Concord
CANADA
- Retailer
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Star Outdoor Products
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What you should do
Call Zebco at 1-800-444-5581 Ext. 6217 (8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT) Monday through Friday, for information regarding a replacement of this product.