Wooden Beads & Tops Recalled
Kids’ product recall 97-042. Announced by CPSC on Dec 17, 1996.
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Announced by CPSC on Dec 17, 1996. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Lead
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
Wooden Beads & Tops Recalled NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles December 17, 1996 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-042 Wooden Toys Recalled Because of Lead Paint WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Oriental Trading Company of Omaha, Neb., is voluntarily recalling approximately 44,400 wooden toys because some of the paint on the toys contains high levels of lead. CPSC standards ban toys containing high levels of lead. Young children might swallow lead if they chewed on these toys. Although no reports of illness or injury have been received, this recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of lead poisoning. Two types of wooden toys are involved in this recall. One toy is a set of 32 wooden beads with a cord for stringing the beads, packaged in a clear plastic bag labeled (in part): “OTC Item No. M-027/653 QTY: 1PC MADE IN CHINA.” The other toy is a set of six spinning tops, packaged in a clear plastic bag labeled (in part): “OTC ITEM NO: M-027/294 QTY: 1 SET MADE IN CHINA.” These two toys were sold from September 1994 to November 1996 through the firm’s catalogs for under $4 and through retail stores. Consumers who purchased these wooden toys from toy stores should return them for a full refund or full credit. Consumers who purchased the toys through Oriental Trading’s catalog should call the company at (800) 228-0045 to obtain refund instructions.
Oriental Trading wooden bead toys, spinning top toys.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Oriental Trading.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
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Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.