CPSC Warns Consumers to Dispose of Banned Crown Darts UK Lawn Dart Sets
CPSC warns consumers to stop using and dispose of Crown Darts UK lawn dart sets because they are banned in the U.S. due to serious injury risks.
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 source explicitly states that no injuries have been reported, but identifies the product as banned due to serious risks of skull punctures and other serious injuries, particularly to children. This aligns with the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Crown Darts UK are warning consumers to immediately stop using and dispose of specific lawn dart sets. The recalled products are banned in the United States due to serious risks of skull punctures and other serious injuries, particularly to children. Crown Darts UK is unable to conduct a traditional recall, so consumers are instructed to destroy and dispose of the items to prevent further usage.
The recalled lawn dart sets were sold online at www.crowndarts.com from May 2004 through June 2020 for between $15 and $139. Approximately 19,400 darts were sold in the U.S., and about 4,048 were sold in Canada. The sets were sold for 2, 4, and 5 players, containing 4, 8, and 10 units respectively, as well as individual spare darts. The darts are about a foot long (30 cm), feature polypropylene flights, a brass body, and a stainless steel spigot. They were sold in assorted colors including red, blue, yellow, purple, pink, orange, ivory, and green, with the CROWN DARTS logo printed on the product.
No injuries have been reported in connection with these products. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lawn dart sets and destroy and dispose of them. For more information, consumers can contact CPSC’s Hotline at 800-638-2772.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lawn dart sets
- Manufacturer
- Crown Darts UK, of United Kingdom
- Affected units
- 19,400
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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