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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.
 

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