Product Recall Number: 18-239
Why was Neckerchief slides recalled?
The colored enamel on the neckerchief slides contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues.
Product Recall Number: 18-239
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2018-09-26
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Neckerchief slides
Description: This recall involves Boy Scouts of America’s neckerchief slides. The brass neckerchief slides were sold in four styles: red wolf, green bear, orange lion and blue Webelos. “Made in China” and P.O. number 200228276, 20023175, 200233281 or 200236630 are printed on a white label attached to the back of the neckerchief slide.
Hazard Description: The colored enamel on the neckerchief slides contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 110,000
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled neckerchief slides, take them away from children and return them to any Boy Scouts of America retail store or distributor for a free replacement neckerchief slide, including shipping.
Sold At: Boy Scouts of America retail stores and authorized distributors nationwide and online at www.scoutshop.org from February 2018 through August 2018 for about $6.
Importers: Boy Scouts of America, of Charlotte, N.C.
Manufacturers: Strategic Orient Sourcing, of China
Distributors: Boy Scouts of America, of Charlotte, N.C.
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed