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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.

Cub Scout activity pins
Here's product recall specific data for Cub Scout activity pins.

  • 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