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Hampton Direct Recalls Magnetic Toy Train Sets

Paint contains excessive amounts of lead

August 21, 2007
Hampton Direct is recalling about 27,000 magnetic train sets because the paint on the trains contains excessive amounts of lead, posing a risk of lead poisoning young children.

The recall involves Magnetic Alphabet and Number train sets. The train sets include a wooden engine, caboose, letters and numbers. The miniature train sets are sold in a rainbow of colors and have either a letter or number attached to the top of a base with four wooden wheels. The alphabet train set contains 28 pieces, and the number train set contains 12 pieces. Each car in the train set is 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 inches in size.

The trains were sold by Johnson Smith Company, The Paragon Gifts Inc., and Starcrest Products of California catalogues nationwide from December 2005 through July 2007 for about $30.

They were manufactured in China.

Consumers should stop using and dispose of the recalled trains. Consumers of record will receive a free replacement train.

For additional information, contact Hampton Direct at (800) 208-4050 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.hamptondirect.com.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

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