LEAD PAINT LEADS TO RECALL OF WOODEN TOYS

From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Brooklyn Accident Lawyer)

This toy is shaped like a hammer. The business part of the hammer and its reverse are cups. There is also a cup in the bottom of the handle. On top of the toy is a spike, that receives a wooden ball with a small hole it. The ball also has a string attaching it to the "hammer." You play by flipping the ball off the top spike and catching it in one of the three cups. In Japan this is an organized sport.

About 300 of these toys, which is known as Kendama, have been sold in the U.S.A. and are recalled because the paint on the ball - it may be red or green - has lead in it. A Japanese Kendama Association sticker is attached to the toy.

The toy was manufactured in Japan and sold through Kendamaspot's Web site and festivals in Washington State in 2008 and 2009, for about $20.00.

For additional information, visit the firm's Web site at www.kendamaspot.com