Target Recalls Children's Toy Gardening Tools and Chairs Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
CPSC recall 07309. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The surface paint on the recalled gardening tools and chairs contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately take the products away from children and return the item to the nearest Target store for a full refund.
CPSC recall 07309 has the recall date 26 Sep 2007. The notice names the firm Starite International. The recall has about 350,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2007 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Lead or chemical. CPSC gives the product type Toy Miscellaneous.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | None reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 350,000 |
| Description | The recall includes the Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and the Sunny Patch Children's Chairs. Gardening tools: caterpillar trowel with an orange and multi-colored handle; kitty cat broom with pink flowers and green handle; pink and green cultivator with a solid green tool portion and pink flowers on the handle; orange and green wood handle hoe and rake with orange flowers; pink and green shovel and trowel with pink flowers; green, orange and light blue snail push broom; multi-colored trowel, hoe, rake with orange on the tool body; multi-colored shovel with solid red on the shovel and eyes on the top of the handle; red and blue owl shaped broom with bristles painted blue, with yellow and black large eyes on the face. Children's Chairs: multi-colored children's Sunny Patch chairs with a giraffe, monkey, and elephant on the back. The cloth seat and back are striped in orange, yellow, green and blue. The chameleon, butterfly and ladybug chair are not included in the recall. |
| Product | Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and Children's Sunny Patch Chairs, About 350,000, Toy Miscellaneous |
| Sold at | Target stores nationwide from August 2006 through August 2007 for between $3 and $10. |
| Manufacturer | Starite International Ltd., of Taiwan |
| Importer | Target |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 350,000Median of 2007: 14,000
- CPSC recalls of 2007
- 452
- Recalls of 2007 with one of the same hazards
- 26%
- Recalls of 2007 in the category Toy Miscellaneous
- 4%
- Recalls on the register that name Starite International
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 07309The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 07309. https://recallregister.com/product/3737-target-recalls-children-s-toy-gardening-tools-and-chairs-due-to-violat/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 07309 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Target stores nationwide from August 2006 through August 2007 for between $3 and $10.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 07309?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 350,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China