Product Recall Number: 20-144
Why was Cub Scout activity pins recalled?
The pin’s face and shaft contain 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: 20-144
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2020-07-01
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Cub Scout activity pins
Description: This recall involves Boy Scouts of America’s Cub Scout outdoor activity pins. The rhomboid-shaped pin is silver with a gold animal paw painted on a blue background.
Hazard Description: The pin’s face and shaft contain 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: Refund
Units: About 78,000
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled pin away from children and return the pin to any Boy Scouts of America retail store or contact Boy Scout of America’s National Distribution Center for a full refund, including shipping, or for a merchandise credit.
Sold At: Boy Scouts of America retail stores and authorized distributors nationwide and online at www.scoutshop.org from April 2016 through January 2020 for about $1.
Importers: Symbol Arts LLC, of Ogden, Utah
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Boy Scouts of America, of Charlotte, N.C.
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed