CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

The paint on the trains contains excessive amounts of lead, posing a risk of lead exposure to young children.
Official Consumer Product Safety Recall • August 21, 2007

Hampton Direct Recalls Magnetic Toy Train Sets Due to Lead Exposure Risk

This recall involves Magnetic Alphabet and Number train sets. The train sets include a wooden engine, caboose, letters and numbers. The miniature train sets are sold in a rainbow of colors and have either a letter or number attached to the top of a base with four wooden wheels. The alphabet train set contains 28 pieces, and the number train set contains 12 pieces. Each car in the train set is 2½ x 2½ x 2 inches in size.

Required Consumer Action

Consumers should stop using and dispose of the recalled trains. Consumers of record of these three above catalogues will receive a letter in the mail with further information on how to obtain a free replacement train.

Contact Information

For additional information, contact Hampton Direct at (800) 208-4050 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.hamptondirect.co - consumers can also e-mail the firm at trainrecall@hamptondirect.com

Recall Details

Sold At
Johnson Smith Company, The Paragon Gifts Inc., and Starcrest Products of California catalogues nationwide from December 2005 through July 2007 for about $30.
Injuries
None.
Recall Number
07570

Product Information

Product Name
Magnetic Toy Train Sets
Product Type
Toy Trains
Number of Units
About 27,000
Imported By
Hampton Direct, of Williston, Vt.
Manufactured In
China

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Contact Manufacturer

Use the contact information below to reach out about this recall:

Phone (800) 208-4050
Website www.hamptondirect.co
Full Contact Information

For additional information, contact Hampton Direct at (800) 208-4050 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.hamptondirect.co - consumers can also e-mail the firm at trainrecall@hamptondirect.com