The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·07549·Announced 2007-05-16

Troy-Bilt Recalls Children's Gardening Gloves Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard

Troy-Bilt is recalling about 80 children's gardening gloves from the Budding Gardener Complete Gardening Set because the stamp-painted logo contains high levels of lead.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (lead poisoning hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

MTD Products Inc. is recalling the Budding Gardener Complete Gardening Set, specifically the pair of gardening gloves included in the set. The stamp-painted logo on the backside of the gloves contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

The recalled gloves are yellow on one side and white with rubber dots on the other. They feature a picture of four children in a field with the text "The Budding Gardners" written in red around the picture. The complete set, which also included a wheel barrel, sprinkling can, hand tools, and seeds, was sold through the Troy-Bilt website from February 2006 through January 2007 for about $50. The gloves were manufactured in China.

No injuries have been reported. Consumers should take these gloves away from children immediately and contact Troy-Bilt to exchange the gloves for a free kid-size gardener's apron. Troy-Bilt is directly contacting consumers who purchased these gloves. For additional information, consumers can call Troy-Bilt toll-free at (888) 848-6038 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or visit www.troybilt.com.

The recalled product

Product
Budding Gardener Complete Gardening Set
Manufacturer
MTD Products Inc, of Valley City, Ohio (Troy-Bilt is an MTD brand)
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Gardening Tools
Hazard
Affected units
80

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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