Product: Basic Beat Shaker Guiro
Importer/Distributor: Antigua Winds Inc., of San Antonio, Texas
Recall: May 22, 2008. West Music has recalled approximately 6,500 shaker guiro instruments because the surface paints contain excessive levels of lead, which violates the federal lead paint standard. No injuries have been reported. The recalled shaker guiro is a ridged, cylinder-shaped percussion instrument that contains beads and is played by scraping a stick along the surface. The shaker guiro measures about 2 inches wide x 5 inches long. One end of the instrument is painted red and the other end is painted blue. The center section and stick are natural wood. "Basic Beat 5" "Guiro/Shaker," "SHBB5," and "Recommended for Ages 6+" are printed on the packaging. The recalled shaker guiros were sold in West Music retail stores in Iowa and Illinois, the West Music catalog, online at www.westmusic.com, at West Music booths at conventions and workshops nationwide, in the Music Together Catalog, and www.musictogether.com from November 2001 through March 2008 for $9 to $11.
What to do:: Take the recalled shaker guiro away from a child and return to West Music for a replacement instrument.
Contact: West Music at (800) 397-9378 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, or Email West Music
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