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Troy-Bilt Recalls Children's Gardening Gloves Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard

CPSC recall 07549. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

The stamp-painted logo on the backside of the gardening gloves contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Remedy, in the words of CPSC

Consumers should take these gloves away from children immediately, and contact the firm to exchange the gloves for a free kid-size gardener's apron. Troy-Bilt is directly contacting consumers who purchased these gloves.

CPSC recall 07549 has the recall date 16 May 2007. The notice names the firm MTD Products Inc, of Valley City, Ohio (Troy-Bilt is an MTD brand). The recall has about 80 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 Gloves.

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CPSC recall 07549: incidents, units, products and firms
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
Units80
Description
The Budding Gardener Complete Gardening Set included a wheel barrel, sprinkling can, pair of gardening gloves, hand tools and seeds. The gloves are yellow on one side and white with rubber dots on the other side. The gloves have a picture of four children in a field, with "The Budding Gardners" written in red around the picture.
ProductBudding Gardener Complete Gardening Set, About 80, Gloves
Sold atThe Troy-Bilt Web site, www.troybilt.com, from February 2006 through January 2007 for about $50 for the set.
ImporterMTD Products Inc, of Valley City, Ohio (Troy-Bilt is an MTD brand)
Made inChina

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
80Median of 2007: 14,000
CPSC recalls of 2007
452
Recalls of 2007 with one of the same hazards
28%
Recalls of 2007 in the category Gloves
0%
Recalls on the register that name MTD Products Inc, of Valley City, Ohio (Troy-Bilt is an MTD brand)
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 07549. https://recallregister.com/product/3822-troy-bilt-recalls-children-s-gardening-gloves-due-to-lead-poisoning-ha/. 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 07549 report injuries?
The CPSC notice says: None reported.
Where was the product sold?
The CPSC notice says: The Troy-Bilt Web site, www.troybilt.com, from February 2006 through January 2007 for about $50 for the set.
How many units are in CPSC recall 07549?
The CPSC notice gives this number: About 80
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: China