Painted Wooden Puzzles Recall by Little Headworks
CPSC recall 87074. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Lead
CPSC recall 87074 has the recall date 25 Nov 1987. The notice names the firm Little Headworks. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Lead or chemical. CPSC gives the product type Puzzles.
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| Description | Painted Wooden Puzzles Recall by Little Headworks NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 1987 Release # 87-074 Children's Painted Wooden Puzzles WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Little Headworks Company, Dallas, Texas today announced a voluntary recall of its children's Wooden Painted Puzzles which have excess lead in the paint. The paint on the children's wooden painted puzzles contains levels of lead as high as 12.84% and may present a lead poisoning hazard. No more than 0.06% is allowed by CPSC regulations. Neither the CPSC nor Little Headworks Company knows of any lead poisoning incidents associated with these puzzles. An official of the firm brought this lead in paint violation to the attention of the CPSC. The children's puzzles, which were made of wood, and the puzzle pieces are imported from Mexico, are made of wood, and the puzzle pieces are painted with various colors. More than 400 units were distributed in Texas, Oklahoma, California, New Mexico and Nevada from May 1986 to May 1987. Consumers should remove… |
| Product | Wooden Painted children's Puzzles, Puzzles |
| Manufacturer | Little Headworks |
| Made in | Mexico |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1987: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1987
- 49
- Recalls of 1987 with one of the same hazards
- 8%
- Recalls of 1987 in the category Puzzles
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Little Headworks
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 87074. https://recallregister.com/product/4723-painted-wooden-puzzles-recall-by-little-headworks/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 87074 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 87074 has no incident or injury text.
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Mexico