Earlier this week, the Boy Scouts of America issued a recall of an estimated 110,000 neckerchief slides “that have been found to contain dangerous levels of lead.” The recall was posted on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) website on Wednesday, and claim the four models of the recalled neckerchief slides “have been shown to contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban within the slides’ colored enamel.”

Boy Scouts of America National Office in Irving, Texas; image courtesy of Bruce Andersen via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org

According to the recall notice, the recalled models are “featured in red wolf, green bear, orange lion, and blue Webelos” and have the following P.O. numbers printed on white labels attached to the slides:

• 200228276

• 20023175

• 200233281

• 200236630

The slides were manufactured by Strategic Orient Sourcing and were sold between February and August for $6. They're often used to secure the “decorative bandannas that are part of the scouts' uniforms.” In a statement about the voluntary recall, a Boy Scouts spokesperson said:“We have investigated the entire production process in cooperation with the manufacturer, and we have identified an isolated, one-time production error which we believe caused this problem. That error has been corrected. We are reviewing the quality controls we use to ensure the quality and safety of our products.”Fortunately, there have been no reports of anyone have adverse reactions to the recalled products. For now, the CPSC is urging consumers to stop using the slides and return them to the place of purchase for a free replacement.

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