Lifetime Geodome Climber recalled due to chemical hazard
- Starting date:
- May 7, 2020
- Posting date:
- May 7, 2020
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Toys
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Chemical Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-73005
Last updated: 2020-05-07
Summary
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Product:
Lifetime Geodome Climber -
Issue:
The accessible surface coating and applied surface coating components contain barium in excess of the allowable limit. -
What to do:
Immediately stop using the product and contact Lifetime Products Inc. for additional information and refund.
Affected products
Lifetime Geodome Climber â Red and blue metal dome climber playset
Product description
The product is a red and blue metal dome climber playset with model #10131, Costco item #1010787 and Product ID #2002027. "Made in Taiwan" is indicated on the product ID sticker.
Hazard identified
The surface coating and applied surface coating components contain barium in excess of the allowable limit.
As of April 22, 2020, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.
Number sold
Approximately 260 units of the affected product were sold in Canada through the Costco.ca website.
Time period sold
The affected products were sold from March 4 to March 28, 2020.
Place of origin
Manufactured in Taiwan.
Companies
- Importer
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Costco Canada Ltd.
Ottawa
Ontario
CANADA
- Manufacturer
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Lifetime Products, Inc.
Clearfield
Utah
UNITED STATES
What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact Lifetime Products, Inc. for additional information and refund.
For more information, consumers may contact the company by telephone at 1-800-292-3865 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Daylight Time).
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website.You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.