Att. Parents: Important Toy Recall

As the father of a child who is absolutely in love with Thomas the Tank Engine and all the toys he has, I can't let this go without mentioning it.

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Fears about lead poisoning from paint triggered the recall of nearly 2 dozen different Thomas & Friends toys.

# About 1.5 million units of the affected toys were sold between January 2005 and June 2007. The recalled toys are: Red James Engine & Red James' # 5 Coal Tender
# Red Lights & Sounds James Engine & Red James' #5 Lights & Sounds Coal Tender
# James with Team Colors Engine & James with Team Colors #5 Coal Tender
# Red Skarloey Engine
# Brown & Yellow Old Slow Coach
# Red Hook & Ladder Truck & Red Water Tanker Truck
# Red Musical Caboose
# Red Sodor Line Caboose
# Red Coal Car labeled "2006 Day Out With Thomas" on the Side
# Red Baggage Car
# Red Holiday Caboose
# Red "Sodor Mail" Car
# Red Fire Brigade Truck
# Red Fire Brigade Train
# Deluxe Sodor Fire Station
# Red Coal Car
# Yellow Box Car
# Red Stop Sign
# Yellow Railroad Crossing Sign
# Yellow "Sodor Cargo Company" Cargo Piece
# Smelting Yard
# Ice Cream Factory

The recall involves wooden vehicles, buildings and other train set components. The packaging has the logo "Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway" on the upper left-hand corner. A manufacturing code may be located on the bottom of the product or inside the battery cover. Toys marked with codes containing "WJ" or "AZ" are not included in this recall.

If you own one of these toys you should take it away from children and contact the company, RC2 Corp., for a replacement toy.

You can call toll-free (866) 725-4407 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Thursday and between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. CT Friday, or visit the firm's Web site: http://recalls.rc2.com.