Continuing with yesterday’s topic - toy recalls- here’s a round up of some new recalls that have been announced in the last week.

• Sears is recalling more than 6000 pairs of TKS Brand children’s pants sold from July to August this year at Sears stores nationwide for about $16 each. The reason? A ribbon belt around the waist has been found to “cause entrapment hazards.”
• About 64,000 holiday figurines including plastic snowmen and bears imported from (where else?) China have been recalled because they have been found tainted with (what else?) lead paint. These were sold at Home Depot stores from October through November this year.
• About 13,000 girls’ clothing sets consisting of mainly olive cord knit pants and pink short sleeved tops of the Basic Edition brand have been recalled, also because of entrapment or entanglement hazards from the drawstring of the pants. These were sold at K-Mart stores nationwide during this July.
• About 1400 collectible helmets, again imported from China have been recalled because the surface of these helmets contains a high amount of lead. These helmets resemble those worn by race car drivers, and were sold at Bell Racing dealers through out this year.

Be happy, and be safe!