WASHINGTON (1010 WINS) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Family Dollar, today announced a voluntary recall of 142,000 purple Halloween pails.
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
The C.P.S.C. says the green paint on the pails contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
The recall affects pails with a picture of a witch figure silhouetted against a green moon.
The pail measures about 6 1/2 inches high. “Distributed by Family Dollar, Inc,” SKU number 1033953, and UPC number 017845000591 are printed on a label on the pail.
Orange Halloween pails with black jack-o-lantern decorations are not included in this recall.
The product was sold at Family Dollar stores nationwide from August 2007 through October 2007 for about $1.
Consumers should immediately take the recalled Halloween pail away from children and return it to any Family Dollar store for a full refund.
The pails were manufactured in China .
For additional information, contact Family Dollar at (800) 547-0359 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.familydollar.com
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