On November 5, 2009, The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall of children’s art easels made by MacPherson’s, of Emeryville, California. The easels are double sided. One side is a white board and the other a chalkboard. The high amount of lead is found in the chalkboard side of the easel and violates the federal lead paint standard. The product was sold under the name “Young Artist Easel” and should be taken away from children immediately. The easels were sold at art supply stores nationwide at a cost of approximately $75. No injuries have been reported to the CPSC as of yet. Concerned parents and consumers should go to the website set up by the CDC concerning leasd poisoning in children at http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/.
For more information on the easel recall go to recall@macphersonart.com.
Child injuries such as lead poisoning or injuries from faulty products need to be handled not only by competent physicians but by a competent attorney. If your child has been injured contact Attorney Thomas M. Kiley for a free consultation or log onto the Childhood Injuries page of his website at:
