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NEWS from
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
+ E2 _1 @+ v8 |) eJuly 9, 2009
5 r6 ]) O- y) l; nRelease # 09-267 | Firm抯 Recall Hotline: (800) 777-4891
" Z3 t1 c; Z$ S* _CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
5 W+ P- n& s7 ^% E9 r6 H5 uCPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908; [. z8 z7 g3 E- n* O2 K# a
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983 | American Greetings Corp. Recalls Sport Balls Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
9 g$ j# `- X! V+ FWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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 Sport Balls
/ d7 h+ X/ P* R: pUnits: About 90,000 packages in the United States and 1,900 in Canada+ g6 K: X2 ^2 {/ Q. a4 \
Importer: American Greetings Corp., of Cleveland, Ohio
' p! E; Y2 C0 iHazard: The surface coating on the basketball contains excessive levels of lead, in violation of the federal lead paint standard.
2 x' {6 z" g6 K7 HIncidents/Injuries: None reported
3 Z1 s3 s# R5 M0 a: |Description: This recall involves DesignWare Sport Balls party favors. The package contains four mini sport balls: a basketball, a football, a baseball and a soccer ball. The model number is SPBL 1821 and is printed on the packaging.
9 r* A, y( |( j+ R5 I( q* S# L% y- JSold at: Various retailers in the U.S. and Canada from August 2004 through April 2009 for about $3.50.
8 b2 m. R$ Z @7 \. mManufactured in: China2 @! n- q7 i- t, S w" |, Y! [/ `
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled sport balls away from children and contact American Greetings to receive a coupon for a replacement product.
4 G$ ^% V7 a- _2 N4 nConsumer 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抯 Web site at www.ag.com# t0 _& P% c4 \4 z' J# ~
Note: Health Canada抯 press release is available at http://209.217.71.106/PR/recall-retrait-e.jsp?re_id=7968 |# |: L! i1 H: h0 s2 J# d
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/ @9 t$ I6 z4 h% a2 c* d, ][size=-1]CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
- `2 w% Z$ o& a2 v- ]--- Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years., ], X! L9 |+ s7 u, H
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov. 1 r* M9 u4 W/ Q& ~8 c& }
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