Nintendo Recalls 71,000 Lapel Pins
Nintendo of America is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to voluntarily recall character lapel pins that were sold in the U.S. at company stores and given away as promotional items to employees of retailers who sell Nintendo products between 2004 and 2007. The pins contain amounts of lead that potentially could cause health problems if ingested or swallowed. NOA purchased the pins from Bluegrass Promotional Marketing (Charlotte, N.C.), which imported them via Pro Source Inc. (Troutdale, OR). By their nature, these lapel pins are not intended for children, but NOA is voluntarily informing consumers about this issue and encouraging them to return them to NOA. Nintendo of America apologizes for any inconvenience this causes lapel pin owners.
May 6, 2008
I’m glad to see that they did the right thing. Promotional lapel pins are fun and collectible, but like any other item with detailed painting and being mostly manufactured in China, I can understand how that could happen.