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Wal-Mart Recalls Animal Toy Sets

Yet another recall at Wal-Mart! According to Dow Jones Newswires, Wal-Mart pulled animal toy sets off its shelves this weekend, citing dangerous levels of lead in their base materials. This follows a series of recalls of over 20 unsafe Chinese-made products. As the holiday season fast approaches, consumers will undoubtedly question Wal-Mart's commitment to product safety.

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) said late Friday it was pulling animal toy sets from its shelves after discovering that they contained excessive levels of lead.

Wal-Mart said lead was not found in the surface coatings of the toys but in the base materials.

The retailer said it shared its results with the Consumer Products Safety Commission, but did not elaborate on how many units were affected by the recall.

The toys sets were described as "Farm Animals," "Dinosaurs," and "Jungle Animals."

Posted by James - October 22, 2007 10:43 AM - In The News