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HighCPSC·77096·Announced 1977-09-07

CPSC Bans Lead-Containing Paint on Amusement Rides and Toys

The CPSC issued a final rule banning lead-containing paint on consumer products like amusement rides to prevent lead poisoning in children.

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) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for theoretical hazards without confirmed illness.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a final ban on lead-containing paint and on toys and furniture coated with such paint. This regulatory action was taken to reduce the risk of lead poisoning in children who may ingest paint chips or peelings. The ban specifically applies to products such as Chance Manufacturing Zipper Amusement Park Rides.

Under the new rule, the maximum level of lead allowed in consumer paints is lowered from 0.5 percent to 0.06 percent. This new limit conforms with the maximum permissible level under the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act. The ban takes effect 180 days after its publication in the Federal Register and applies to products manufactured on and after that date.

Certain items are exempted from the ban, including mirrors backed with lead-containing paint that are part of furniture, artists' paints, and specific agricultural or industrial coatings provided they bear specified cautionary labeling. Consumers should be aware that this is a regulatory ban on the use of lead-containing paint in consumer products rather than a recall of specific defective units.

The recalled product

Product
Chance Manufacturing Zipper Amusement Park Rides
Manufacturer
Chance Manufacturing
Category
Consumer Product — Amusement Rides
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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