Far East Brokers Recalls Children’s Chairs and Swings Due to Lead Paint

Far East Brokers has initiated a recall of its children’s chairs and swings because the screen-printing on the exterior fabric contains lead in excess of the federal standard.  The chairs and swings have metal frames and pink polyester fabric on which are large red butterfly images and other colorful designs.  The chairs and swings were sold at Weis Markets, wholesale distributors, grocery stores, and drug stores nationwide from January 2016 through April 2016 for between $10 and $50. 

Consumers are urged to immediately stop using the recalled chairs and swings, take them away from children, and return them to their place of purchase for a full refund.  About 6,000 units were sold.

Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and other reproductive harm.  Companies offering products for sale that contain lead must provide consumers with a health hazard warning under Proposition 65 law.

The Chanler Group represents citizen enforcers who, acting in the public interest, commence actions against businesses offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm without first providing the health hazard warning required by Proposition 65. Citizen enforcers bringing Proposition 65 actions in the public interest may obtain a Court Judgment imposing civil penalties, an injunction requiring reformulation of products, and/or provision of health hazard warnings.