Michaels Holiday Paper Boxes recall: Mold Exposure
Michaels Recalls Holiday Paper Boxes Due to Risk of Mold Exposure
Why was Michaels Holiday Paper Boxes recalled?
Mold can be present on the boxes, posing a risk of respiratory or other infections in consumers with compromised immune systems, damaged lungs or an allergy to mold.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the paper boxes and return them to any Michaels store for a full refund. Contact: Michaels at 800-642-4235 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or online at www.michaels.com and click on "Product Recalls" for more information.
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
- Ashland® holiday paper boxes
- Company
- Michaels Stores Procurement Company Inc. (MSPCI), Irving, Texas
- Quantity
- About 288,000 (in addition, 1,170 were sold in Canada)
- Sold at
- Michaels stores nationwide from October 2015 through November 2015 for between $5 and $20, depending upon the size of the box.
- Recall date
- February 17, 2016
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Ashland gift and storage cardboard boxes covered in decorative paper. The boxes were sold in nine themes and have ribbon, burlap and other embellishments. Each of the three shapes of boxes, circle, square and rectangle were sold in three sizes, small, medium and large. Boxes with the following SKU numbers are included in the recall: 434397, 434398, 434399, 434458, 434459, 434460, 434465, 434467, 434468, 434470, 434471, 434472, 434474, 434475, 434476, 434479, 434480, 434481, 484483, 434484, 434485, 434487, 434488, 434489, 434490, 434492, 434493. "Ashland" and the SKU number can be found a label affixed to the underside of each box.