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Playskool crayons or chalk

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 18, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Mar 18, 2019the latest report was made
  • Mar 18, 2019the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Playskool
Maker
Leap Year Publishing, LLC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Crayons or chalkCPSC’s product type: Crayons or Chalk (code 5010), in Toys & Children: Arts & Crafts

By month

1 report from April 2018 to March 2019; the most in March 2019, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
March 20191

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Mar 18, 2019, sent to the company Nov 5, 2019, published by CPSC Oct 25, 2019

    The product, in the report: Green Playskool crayon, approximately 4 inches long

    While my son was coloring, he told me that one crayon was not working. Upon inspection, there is a metal bearing ball inside the crayon. It is a green Playskool crayon

    Where
    Abington, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Playskool, made or sold by Leap Year Publishing, LLC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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