Recall: Wolf Bear Totem Badges
Cub Scout Pack 236
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South Lyon, Michigan - Chartered by Sayre Elementary School
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Notice
http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml08/08018.html
http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml08/08018.html
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2007
Release #08-018 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (888) 800-4717
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Hazard: The surface paints on the badges contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead
paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recalled Cub Scout Totem Badges measure 4½ inches x 3 inches with a square
portion measuring 2¼ inches x 2¼ inches. The Boy Scout emblem is printed on the badge along with a
wolf and bear. “PROGRESS TOWARD RANKS” is also printed on the badge.
Sold at: Boy Scouts of America retail outlets nationwide from January 2000 through September 2007.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Parents should immediately remove the badges from clothing and keep the badges away
from children. Contact the firm for instructions on obtaining a free replacement badge.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Kahoot at (888) 800-4717, or visit the firm’s Web
site at www.kahoot.com
Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with
protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of
consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from
consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or
mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products
- such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed
significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer
products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or
CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a
CPSC email subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this
release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2007
Release #08-018 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (888) 800-4717
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Hazard: The surface paints on the badges contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead
paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recalled Cub Scout Totem Badges measure 4½ inches x 3 inches with a square
portion measuring 2¼ inches x 2¼ inches. The Boy Scout emblem is printed on the badge along with a
wolf and bear. “PROGRESS TOWARD RANKS” is also printed on the badge.
Sold at: Boy Scouts of America retail outlets nationwide from January 2000 through September 2007.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Parents should immediately remove the badges from clothing and keep the badges away
from children. Contact the firm for instructions on obtaining a free replacement badge.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Kahoot at (888) 800-4717, or visit the firm’s Web
site at www.kahoot.com
Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with
protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of
consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from
consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or
mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products
- such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed
significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer
products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or
CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a
CPSC email subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this
release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
Kahoot Products Inc. Recalls Cub Scouts Totem Badges Due
to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today
announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer
product. Consumers should stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise instructed.
- Name of Product: Cub Scouts Totem Badges
- Units: About 1.6 million
- Distributor: Kahoot Products Inc., of Roswell, Ga.