Welcome to CPSC’s Podcast for Friday, October 12, 2007. I’m Patty Davis.

In CPSC’s recall roundup this week….

Starbucks is recalling about 250,000 children's plastic cups due to choking and laceration hazards.

If the cup is dropped, the colorful face on the cup can break off and leave small parts or sharp exposed edges that can pose a choking or laceration hazard to young children.

Starbucks has received seven reports of the cups breaking, including two reports in which a child began to choke on a broken piece. No injuries have been reported.

The recall includes four styles of Starbucks children’s plastic 10-ounce cups. Styles include: “Dot” Red Ladybug; “Dash” Green Turtle; Bunny Pink; and Chick Yellow cups.

They were sold exclusively at Starbucks stores nationwide from May 2006 through August 2007 for about $6.

Consumers should immediately take the recalled cups away from young children and contact Starbucks for instructions on returning the cups for a refund. Starbucks is also offering a complimentary beverage as an incentive to return the recalled cups.

For additional information, contact Starbucks at (888) 288-4008 or visit the firm’s Web site at www.starbucks.com.

J.C. Penney announced three recalls this week. They include:

About 49,000 Disney Winnie-the-Pooh Play Sets, about 19,000 Deluxe Wood Art Sets, and about 2,400 Breyer 2006 Stirrup Ornaments. Surface paints contain excessive levels of lead, violating the lead in paint standard.

No incidents or injuries have been reported.

If you have one of the recalled J.C. Penney products, take it away from young children immediately and return it to any J.C. Penney store for a full refund. For more information, contact J.C. Penney toll-free at (888) 333-6063 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.jcp.com

To find out more about these recalls and others, call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772, or visit www.cpsc.gov.

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That’s it for this week’s podcast. Thanks for listening.

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