Little Tikes Toy Recall

Little Tikes Co. is recalling 1.6 million workshop sets and trucks due to a choking hazard.

Plastic nails (red or blue) sold with a variety of Little Tikes children's products are the culprit. The recall includes the Electronic Project Workshop, Little HandiWorker Workhorse, Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop, Swirlin' Sawdust Workshop and Black Pickup Truck with Tools.

You should immediately remove the nails and contact the company for instructions on how to obtain free replacement parts.

The affected toys were sold at retailers nationwide and online, from March 1994 through June 2009, for between $25 and $100. The products were manufactured in the U.S. and China.

For more information, visit http://cpsc.gov.

Sites to voice your concern

Following sites are being circulated in an effort to have our collective voices heard about the how the product safety law will effect resale.  Can't hurt:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/save_handmade_toys_from _the_cpsia

http://www.rallycongress.com/make-second-hand-kids-clothes-legal/1471/save-kid-s-clothing

Response from government expected today

My sources tell me that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission will release a statement today or tomorrow that addresses how the new law affects the resale industry.

Again, we are hopeful that the language will change to minimize the fallout.

I will post their statement as soon as it's made available. Keep checking the blog for details.

In the meantime, please familiarize yourself with product safety and the recall list:  www.cpsc.gov. You can even receive regular email feeds of the latest recalls.

Thank you for all your support!