The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the following recalls of products made in mainland China.

Children’s Toys, Purses and Pen Cases. Daiso California LLC has recalled about 130 children’s toys, purses and pen cases made in mainland China and Vietnam because the surface paint on the balancing toys and zippers of the purses and pen cases contains excessive lead levels. In addition, the inflatable baseball bat toys contain excessive levels of DEHP, violating the CPSIA phthalate ban. This recall involves balancing toys in the shape of dragonflies; children’s purses in the shape of the head of a lion, frog or bear; children’s purses with rainbow stripes; children’s pen cases shaped like a piece of candy with stitching “cool ice cream,” “sweet cake” or “fad hamburger” on the front; and inflatable baseball bats with “Home Run” printed on the side. Daiso is printed on the product’s packaging. These items were sold at Daiso stores in California from March 2008 through May 2009. Notably, this is the first-ever CPSC recall involving banned phthalates.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10004.html

Wooden Toys. Daiso California is recalling approximately 430 wooden toys because they have small parts that can break and detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. This recall involves four models of Daiso wooden toys including Penguin Handbell, Pull Doll, Alligator Pull Toy and Rolling Animals. The Penguin Handbell has a small metal bell inside its hollow interior. The Pull Doll’s limbs move up and down when the string is pulled. The Alligator Pull Toy is green and yellow and moves in an undulating fashion when pulled. The Rolling Animals are in the forms of a dog, rabbit, cat and mice, and their tails are connected to their bodies by metal springs. These toys were sold at Daiso stores in California from December 2008 through May 2009.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10005.html

Office Chairs. Raynor Marketing LTD has issued a recall for some 150,000 office chairs because the bolts attaching the seatback on these chairs can loosen and detach, posing a fall and injury hazard to consumers. This recall involves the Quantum Realspace PRO 9000 Series Mid-Back Multifunction mesh chair and the Quantum Realspace PRO 9000 Series mesh chair with headrest. These chairs were sold exclusively at Office Depot stores nationwide and on the Web from May 2006 through August 2009.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10013.html