The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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: Football Bobble Head Cake Decorations

Units: About 80,000

Manufacturer: DecoPac Inc., of Anoka, Minn.

Hazard: Surface paint on the body of the bobble head contains lead in excess of the federal lead paint standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recall includes plastic miniature football bobble heads with green bases only, which were sold for placement on a cake. The bobble heads represented the following teams:

Baltimore Ravens
Green Bay Packers
Oakland Raiders
Chicago Bears
Indianapolis Colts
Philadelphia Eagles
Cincinnati Bengals
New England Patriots
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dallas Cowboys
New Orleans Saints
San Francisco 49ers
Denver Broncos
New York Giants
St. Louis Rams

Football bobble heads with black bases are not included in this recall.

Sold at: Bakeries and ice cream stores nationwide from January 2006 through October 2007 with the purchase of a cake or ice cream.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the football bobble heads immediately and contact DecoPac to receive a free product of equal value.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact DecoPac Product Safety at (800) 536-6558 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the DecoPac Web site.


To see this recall including a picture of the recalled product, please go to CPSC's web site.


For more information on the hazard of lead, please visit our Healthy Environments Section.