16-07-2025
PA warns families about lead in Walmart kids' bikes. Do you have one?
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is urging parents to check their children's bicycles after a recent federal recall of SPPTTY brand kids' bikes due to dangerously high levels of lead.
Roughly 200 of the bikes were sold exclusively online through between August and December of 2024, retailing for about $85. The bikes — pink with brown seats, handlebars, pedals and baskets — were sold in 14-inch and 18-inch sizes and are marked with the brand 'SPPTTY' and 'New Sport Bike' on the frame.
Multiple parts of the bikes, as well as the black paint used on the accompanying pumps, contain lead levels that exceed federal safety standards, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
'Lead is harmful if ingested and poses significant risks to children's health,' Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Debra Bogen said in the state's recall announcement. Even at low levels, lead exposure can impair learning, hearing and growth. At high levels, it can cause convulsions, coma and even death.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health recommends that parents of children who may have used the recalled bikes contact their child's health care provider to discuss whether a blood lead test is needed.
Shenzhen Yihuachuang Technology, the Chinese manufacturer behind the bikes, also produces other children's products, including play kitchens and highchairs. The company is offering a full refund for the recalled bikes for consumers who dismantle the bikes, photograph the destroyed parts and email proof to lishkjie@ Bike parts should then be disposed of through a local hazardous waste program, not regular trash pickup.
In Bucks County, the next household hazardous waste collection event is scheduled for Aug. 9 in Fairless Hills.
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Pennsylvania warns families over lead in Walmart kids' bikes
