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Children's Toy Gardening Rakes Recalled by Downeast Concepts; Violates Lead Paint Standard

CPSC recall 08183. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

The paint on the gardening tool hand rake contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal standard on lead in paint on toys.

Remedy, in the words of CPSC

Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy gardening rake away from children and return it to the store where purchased for a replacement toy hand rake.

CPSC recall 08183 has the recall date 5 Feb 2008. The notice names the firm Zhongshan Foods. The recall has about 400 units. The median CPSC recall of 2008 has 9,500 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Lead or chemical. CPSC gives the product type Toy Garden Tools.

CPSC recall noticeMore of the notice

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.

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More of the notice

The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.

CPSC recall 08183: incidents, units, products and firms
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
Units400
Description
The recalled toy gardening tool hand rake has a wooden handle and a metal yellow bottom. "Backyard and beyond Garden Tools" is printed on the toy's tag which hangs from the toy's handle.
ProductToy Gardening Hand Rakes, About 400, Toy Garden Tools
Sold atVarious home improvement and toy stores nationwide from June 2007 through November 2007 for about $2.50.
ManufacturerZhongshan Foods, of China
DistributorDowneast Concepts Inc
Made inChina

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
400Median of 2008: 9,500
CPSC recalls of 2008
392
Recalls of 2008 with one of the same hazards
22%
Recalls of 2008 in the category Toy Garden Tools
0%
Recalls on the register that name Zhongshan Foods
1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. CPSC recall 08183. https://recallregister.com/product/4196-children-s-toy-gardening-rakes-recalled-by-downeast-concepts-violates/. 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 08183 report injuries?
The CPSC notice says: None reported.
Where was the product sold?
The CPSC notice says: Various home improvement and toy stores nationwide from June 2007 through November 2007 for about $2.50.
How many units are in CPSC recall 08183?
The CPSC notice gives this number: About 400
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: China