American Greetings Corp. · Recalled
American Greetings Corp. Recalls Sport Balls Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
The surface coating on the basketball contains excessive levels of lead, in violation of the federal lead paint standard.
- Units
- About 90,000 packages in the United States and 1,900 in Canada
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $4
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
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.
The file
- Sold at
- Various retailers in the U.S. and Canada from August 2004 through April 2009 for about $3.50.
- Product type
- Toy Balls
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- American Greetings Corp., of Cleveland, Ohio
Incident log
None reported
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled sport balls away from children and contact American Greetings to receive a coupon for a replacement product.
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 www.americangreetings.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 JUL 09 2009; last revised MAY 23 2014.