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American Greetings Corp. Recalls Confetti Bursts Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

  • Recalled DesignWare® Confetti Bursts
  • Recalled DesignWare® Confetti Burst labels
Name of Product:
DesignWare® Confetti Bursts
Hazard:

The surface paint on the individual bags of confetti contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Remedy:
Replace
Recall Date:
November 29, 2007
Units:

About 60,000

Consumer Contact

For additional information, contact American Greetings Corp. at (800) 777-4891 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.ag.com 

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), American Greetings Corp., of Cleveland, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling about 60,000 DesignWare Confetti Bursts. The surface paint on the individual bags of confetti contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Name of Product: DesignWare® Confetti Bursts

Units: About 60,000

Distributor: American Greetings Corp., of Cleveland, Ohio

Hazard: The surface paint on the individual bags of confetti contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recalled products contain confetti in plastic bags. When the bags are inflated, consumers squeeze the bag and confetti bursts out. Each package contains six confetti bursts.

Sold at: Discount, toy, drug, grocery, party, and specialty/gift stores nationwide from December 2003 through September 2007 for about $3.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled confetti bursts away from children and contact American Greetings for instructions on returning the confetti bursts to American Greetings to receive a coupon redeemable wherever American Greetings' products are sold.

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

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately take the recalled confetti bursts away from children and contact American Greetings for instructions on returning the confetti bursts to American Greetings to receive a coupon redeemable wherever American Greetings' products are sold.

Incidents/Injuries:

None reported.

Sold At:
Discount, toy, drug, grocery, party, and specialty/gift stores nationwide from December 2003 through September 2007 for about $3.
Distributor(s):
American Greetings Corp., of Cleveland, Ohio
Manufactured In:
China
Recall number:
08-107

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