| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2002 Release # 02-122 |
Paperweight Recall Hotline: (800) 876-8077 CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Dollar Tree Stores Inc., of Chesapeake, Va., is voluntarily recalling about 165,000 paperweights. The paperweights can leak petroleum distillates, which can pose ingestion and flammability hazards to consumers.
CPSC and Dollar Tree Stores Inc. have not received any reports of incidents. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
The recalled paperweights were sold in four varieties:
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SHAPE
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LENGTH
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INTERIOR
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| Pyramid
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3 inches long, 3 inches wide and 3 inches high | Sailboats floating in blue and clear liquid or hearts floating in clear liquid
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| Pyramid With a Heart
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2 1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches high | Sailboats floating in blue and clear liquid or multicolored hearts floating in clear liquid
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| Heart
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2 1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches high | Sailboats floating in blue and clear liquid or multicolored hearts floating in clear liquid
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| Double Heart
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3 1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches high | Sailboats floating in blue and clear liquid or multicolored hearts floating in clear liquid
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All four varieties of paperweights have a label on the bases that reads, "817718*** OFSC3*** DOLLAR TREE DIST. *** MADE IN CHINA ***K's Collection."
Dollar Tree, Only One Dollar, Only $1, Dollar Express, and Dollar Bills retail stores nationwide sold the paperweights from August 2000 through September 2000 for about $1.
Consumers should stop using the paperweights immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information, call Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. at (800) 876-8077 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
The State of Connecticut, Department of Consumer Protection, referred this matter to CPSC. 
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
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