American Greetings Corp. · Recalled
CPSC, American Greetings Corp. Announce Recall of Sesame Street Sunglasses
The lens in the sunglasses can separate from frames, posing a choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 120,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $3
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
This recall involves DesignWare® child-size sunglasses with Sesame Street character decals. Sold in quantities of four, each package contains a yellow, blue, red and green pair of sunglasses. The bright green cardboard backer has the Sesame Street and DesignWare® logo on the front, and model number SUN-1219 on the back.
The file
- Sold at
- Discount, toy, drug, grocery, party and specialty/gift stores nationwide, from December 2003 through August 2005, for about $3.
- Product type
- Sunglasses
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- American Greetings Corp., of Cleveland, Ohio
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should take these sunglasses away from young children immediately. Consumers can contact the firm for a coupon redeemable wherever American Greetings' products are sold.
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's Web site at http://corporate.americangreetings.com or http://www.ag.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated SEP 01 2005; last revised NOV 01 2024.