Scouts recall headscarf slides because of their high lead content

The Boy Scouts of America remembers about 110,000 tie slats because of potentially toxic lead levels.

Worn by elementary schoolchildren into the ranks of Scouts, the slides carry one of four logos and were sold between February and August of this year, Scouts said Thursday in a recall notice.

According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, colored enamel on slides contains lead levels that exceed federal limits and can be toxic and cause harmful health problems if ingested by young children.

The product was sold for about $ 6 and sold in Boys Scouts of America retail stores and distributors across the country and online, the CPSC said in a statement.

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