American Greetings Corp. Sport Balls recall: Violation of Lead Paint Standard
American Greetings Corp. Recalls Sport Balls Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Why was American Greetings Corp. Sport Balls recalled?
The surface coating on the basketball contains excessive levels of lead, in violation of the federal lead paint standard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled sport balls away from children and contact American Greetings to receive a coupon for a replacement product. Contact: For additional information, contact American Greetings at (800) 777-4891 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.americangreetings.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- DesignWare Sport Balls
- Company
- American Greetings Corp., of Cleveland, Ohio
- Quantity
- About 90,000 packages in the United States and 1,900 in Canada
- Sold at
- Various retailers in the U.S. and Canada from August 2004 through April 2009 for about $3.50.
- Recall date
- July 9, 2009
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves DesignWare Sport Balls party favors. The package contains four mini sport balls: a basketball, a football, a baseball and a soccer ball. The model number is SPBL 1821 and is printed on the packaging.