KHS America Recalls Children's Musical Instrument Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Recalled February 4, 2016 · CPSC recall 16094 · KHS America

Pink bar with lead in the surface coating.

Hazard

The pink metal note bar on the glockenspiel may contain excessive levels of lead in the paint, violating the federal lead paint standard. If the paint is scraped off and ingested lead can cause adverse health effects.

Remedy

Replace

Units

About 150

Incidents / injuries

None reported

Description

The Green Tones 8-note Monkey Glockenspiel is a children's musical instrument with eight metal bars in multiple colors mounted on a wooden base shaped like a monkey. The bars are individually attached to the base with one screw at each end. The second bar from the top is pink, 3.5 inches long and has a "B" stamped on it. This is the bar that needs to be replaced. The Green Tones logo is stamped on the back of the glockenspiel and the tracking number HS0178410914 is printed in black at the bottom.

What to do

Consumers should immediately remove the pink bar from the glockenspiel and contact KHS America for information on getting a free replacement pink bar.

Contact

KHS America Green Tones at 800-283-4676 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.gogreentones.com and click on "Contact Us" for more information.

Product

Monkey Glockenspiel

Imported by

KHS America of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

Retailers

Independent toy and music retailers and online at amazon.com and gogreentones.com from January 2015 through September 2015 for about $40.

Made in

Israel

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →