NEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Information and Public Affairs

Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 16, 2009
Release # 10-076

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 445-5545
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Timberland Recalls Children's Boots 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: Classic Scuffproof Boots

Units: About 21,000

Importer: The Timberland Company, of Stratham, N.H.

Hazard: The logo stamped onto the children's boot's insoles contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves children's Timberland 6" Classic Scuffproof boots. The boots are wheat-colored leather and were sold in toddler size 4 through junior size 7. Model and manufacturer/date code numbers included in this recall are listed below. The model and manufacturer date code numbers are printed below the size on a white tag inside the boots.

Model Numbers	Manufacturer/Date Codes
34772	6456 6556 6656 6756 6856
34872
34972

Sold at: Shoe stores and specialty retailers nationwide from June 2009 through October 2009 for between $50 and $70.

Manufactured in: Thailand

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled boots away from children and contact Timberland to receive free replacement insoles for the boots.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Timberland at (800) 445-5545 between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.timberland.com

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. 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 decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

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Dear Partners,

Childhood lead poisoning is completely preventable. Please be aware of lead sources and help educate parents and caregivers about the potential danger of these products.

Lead poisoning can affect nearly every system in the body. Because lead poisoning often occurs with no obvious symptoms, it frequently goes unrecognized. Lead poisoning can cause learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and, at very high levels, seizures, coma, and even death. A blood lead test is the only to know if a child has been exposed to lead.

Please help us educate others by doing the following:

Share this alert with clients, family members and neighbors with young children.
Provide a copy of this Lead Alert! to pediatricians and health care providers.
Post pictures of recalled items at childcare centers or other places visited by families with young children.
Urge parents to request a blood lead test for their child.
Remember, consumer products are not the only sources of lead for children. Please also be aware of the sources described below.

Other Lead Sources

Other potential sources of lead include:

Lead-based paint
Lead contaminated household dust
Lead contaminated soil
"Take Home Lead": Lead dust carried home from hobbies or occupations that involve lead
Imported consumer products such as pottery, mini-blinds or costume jewelry
Non-western home remedies or folk remedies

For information on other sources of lead that may harm children please visit the Florida Department of Health's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program's Website:

http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/lead/index.html

Thank you for your ongoing commitment to protecting children from lead poisoning.

Sincerely,

Florida's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

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