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CPSC, Pyramid Accessories Inc. Announces Recall of "Mulan" Backpacks and Rolling Luggage

  • Mulan backpacks and rolling luggage
Name of Product:
Mulan backpacks and rolling luggage
Hazard:

The backpacks' and rolling luggage's artwork contains paint with high levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested by children.

Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
August 18, 1998
Units:

About 1,800

Consumer Contact

For more information, consumers should call Pyramid Accessories Inc. toll-free at (800) 543-4327 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, (CPSC), Pyramid Accessories Inc., of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 3,700 of Mulan backpacks and about 1,800 units of Mulan rolling luggage. The backpacks' and rolling luggage's artwork contains paint with high levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested by children.

CPSC and Pyramid Accessories are not aware of any illnesses or injuries involving these products. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of illness or injury.

Two styles of the backpacks are involved in the recall, each bearing artwork depicting the Disney character Mulan. One style has a fan-shaped, exterior envelope that partially covers Mulan's face. The other has a rectangular, exterior envelope below a standing character. The backpacks were sold in two colors: pink and purple. The rolling luggage is pink, about 18 inches long and bears the standing image of Mulan.

Retail stores nationwide sold these items from June 1998 through July 1998. The backpacks sold for about $12 and $14, and the luggage sold for about $25 to $30.

Consumers should immediately take these items away from children and return them to the place of purchase for a refund. For more information, consumers should call Pyramid Accessories Inc. toll-free at (800) 543-4327 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately take these items away from children and return them to the place of purchase for a refund.

Incidents/Injuries:

CPSC and Pyramid Accessories are not aware of any illnesses or injuries involving these products.

Sold At:
Retail stores nationwide sold these items from June 1998 through July 1998. The backpacks sold for about $12 and $14, and the luggage sold for about $25 to $30.
Recall number:
98-151

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