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Children's
Sunglasses Recalled by StyleMark Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
April 4, 2008
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:
Children's "Main Street Drag" Sunglasses
Hazard: Surface paint in the orange lettering on the temples of the
sunglasses contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead
paint standard.
Description: The recalled children's sunglasses
have Main Street Drag characters on the bottom of one lens. The
sunglass frames have dark metallic blue or dark metallic red fronts and
gray checkered sides. "Main Street Drag" is printed in orange at
the temples. Style number D125K7116 is printed on the left temple.
No other styles are included in this recall.
Sold at: Payless, Walgreen's, Academy Sports, and CVS stores
nationwide from October 2007 through March 2008 for between $6 and $9.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled sunglasses away
from children and contact StyleMark for instructions on returning the
sunglasses for a free replacement pair.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact StyleMark
toll-free at (866) 928-1913 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through
Friday or visit the firm's
website.
A picture of the recalled product is included for identification:


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



