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: DesignWare Confetti Bursts

Hazard: The recalled bags of confetti contain high levels of lead paint. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

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.

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 web site.