• In the interests of maintaining the highest quality standards of safety of RC2 Learning Curve brand products, a limited number of products sold under the Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway were recalled in 2007.
• RC2 advise that, as part of their normal ongoing investigations into product quality and safety, they identified and determined that specific surface paint on select parts of various Thomas Wooden Railway engines and components, may contain lead.
• Excess lead paint levels can cause adverse health affects if ingested by young children, so the affected items were recalled.
• The recall was associated only with the specified wooden products listed below, and applied to products purchased by consumers after the specified dates.
• In the NZ market, No Other Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway products were affected by this recall, although in other countries (such as the US & Australia) the recall covered additional lines.
• No incidents or injuries have been reported to date in any country.
• RC2 further advise that the manufacturing facility associated with this matter has been isolated and corrective action implemented.

What to do
While no illness or injury has been reported in relation to this issue you should take these toys away from children immediately.

To receive a replacement item send the recalled product to:
TWRS Recall
P O Box 71-086
Rosebank, Auckland, 1348

Include your full name and address details so a replacement item can be sent. To simplify this for you, click here for a Replacement Request Form (175KB PDF file). Allow 6 to 8 weeks for the replacement.

If for some reason a replacement is not possible a similar item will be sent for the recalled item.

For any further queries call Thomas Holdsworth & Sons Ltd on 0800 801 939.

Do not return any affected products to Thomas On Line