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Calypso Steel Drums
- Starting date:
- January 22, 2009
- Posting date:
- January 22, 2009
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Miscellaneous, Toys
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Poisoning Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001891
Affected products
Calypso Steel Drums
Product description
This recall involves a steel drum with a wooden stand that is sold with two wooden drum sticks.
The side of the drum is painted red, and the drum pan is painted black with silver markings to show the location of notes.
Each rim is stamped with a #5 or #6.
Hazard identified
The surface paint on the recalled toy drums contains lead in excess of the allowable limit. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Health Canada has not received any reports of illness or incidents related to the use of these recalled drums.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit Health Canada's: It's Your Health: Lead and Human Health.
Number sold
Approximately 25 units of the recalled drums were sold across Canada.
Time period sold
The time period during which the recalled drums were sold is not known.
Place of origin
Manufactured in Trinidad & Tobago.
Companies
- Distributor
-
Touch The Sky
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
- Importer
-
Woodstock Percussion Inc.
Shokan
New York
UNITED STATES
Tel: 1-866-543-2848
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled steel drum away from children and dispose of it with regular household garbage.
For additional information, consumers may contact Woodstock Percussion toll-free at 1-866-543-2848 anytime or by e-mail at safety@chimes.com or visit the firm's Web site.