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Dollar General Recalls Tumblers Due
to Lead Poisoning Hazard
October 5, 2007
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: Frankenstein Tumblers
Units: About 63,000
Importer: Dollar General Merchandising Inc., of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Hazard: Surface paint on the center of the eyes of some of the cups can
contain high levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recall includes green, plastic, Frankenstein
head-shaped tumblers.
Sold at: Dollar General stores nationwide in September 2007 for about
$1.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these tumblers away from young
children and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or
replacement product.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Dollar General at
(800) 678-9258 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or
visit the firm's
Web site.
To see this recall including pictures of the recalled products, please
go to
CPSC's web site.
For more information on the hazard of lead, please visit our
Healthy
Environments Section.
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