American Greetings Corporation Recall of Fairy Wand Party Favors

NEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Information and Public Affairs

Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 10, 2005
Release #06-027

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 777-4891
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, American Greetings Corporation Announce Recall of Fairy Wand Party Favors

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: DesignWare® 4 Fairy Wands

Units: About 14,200 packages containing four wands each

Distributor: American Greetings Corporation, of Cleveland, Ohio

Hazard: The fairy wand party favors can break apart, exposing sharp wires that pose a laceration hazard to children.

Incidents/Injuries: No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recalled fairy wands are pink or purple with multi-colored beads, feathers and ribbons. The wands are 7-inches long. There are four wands in each package. The packaging has a light pink cardboard backer. Model number WAND1361 is written on the back of the packaging.

Sold at: Discount, toy, drug, grocery, party and specialty gift stores nationwide from March 2003 through September 2005 for about $4.

Manufactured In: China

Remedy: Consumers should take the recalled wands away from young children immediately. Contact the firm for a coupon redeemable wherever American Greetings products are sold.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact American Greetings at (800) 777-4891 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at http://americangreetings.com