Halloween Recalls
This is a list of halloween recalls. These recalls are listed with the most recent first.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., of Oklahoma City, Okla., is voluntarily recalling about 10,000 Halloween-Themed Baskets. Surface paint on the bat, pumpkin and witch emblems attached to the baskets contain excess levels of lead, which violates the federal lead paint ban.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Amscan Inc., of Elmsford, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 43,000 “Ugly Teeth” Party Favors. The surface paint on the teeth contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Family Dollar Stores, of Charlotte, N.C., is voluntarily recalling about 142,000 Purple Halloween Pails with Witch Decorations. The green paint on the pails contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
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Children around the country are eagerly anticipating the night when they will wear their favorite costume and search for fun and delicious treats. As Halloween creeps up, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reminds parents and caregivers that when it comes to Halloween safety, there is no trick. Hidden dangers associated with costumes, treats, and decorations can be easily prevented, so that the holiday celebration is a real treat.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), R.L. Albert & Son, of Greenwich, Conn., is voluntarily recalling about 55,000 Skull Pails Filled With Halloween Candy Mix. The surface paint on the eyes, nose, and teeth of the skull contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
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Frail skeletons and fluorescent Jack ‘O Lanterns decorate homes, while children disguised as witches, ghosts and goblins begin flocking out onto neighborhood streets in search of treats. As Halloween approaches, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants you to know that like children, Halloween's hidden dangers also come in disguise. CPSC is aware of serious Halloween-related injuries involving burns from flammable costumes and decorations, including ignition from open flames, such as candles and Jack O' Lanterns. Additional incidents have involved abrasions from sharp objects attached to masks or costumes.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Paper Magic Group Inc., of Scranton, Pa., is voluntarily recalling about 97,000 Mr. Potato Head "Make a Monster Pumpkin" and Mr. Potato Head "Make a Fireman Pumpkin" and Mrs. Potato Head "Make a Diva Pumpkin." The pumpkin decoration kits contain small parts that pose a choking hazard to young children.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Pottery Barn Outlet, of San Francisco, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 900 "Spooky Tree Tea-Light Holders". The recalled candleholders could allow tea lights to have a high flame. This poses a fire hazard and risk of burn injuries to consumers. This product was previously recalled by Pottery Barn on October 16, 2002.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Michaels Stores, Inc., of Irving, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 165,000 Halloween tealight candleholders. Because of the lack of ventilation in these ceramic candleholders, the tealights can flare up, posing a risk of burns to consumers.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Pottery Barn, of San Francisco, Calif., is voluntarily recalling 5,400 Halloween House Tea Light Holders. Using a plastic tealight in the turret may cause the tealight to flare up, presenting a fire hazard. Only metal tealight holders should be used.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Kohl's Department Stores Inc., of Menomonee Falls, Wis., is voluntarily recalling about 8,000 Halloween candleholders. Flames from the tea-light candle can ignite the candleholder, posing a fire hazard and risk of burn injuries to consumers.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Pottery Barn, of San Francisco, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 11,500 Halloween tree tea-light candleholders. There have been reports that some tea-light candles burning in the candleholder could flare up, posing a fire hazard and a risk of burn injuries to consumers.
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To help prevent injuries to children this Halloween, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is releasing safety tips. Halloween-related injuries can involve burns from flammable costumes ignited by open flames from items such as candles and jack-o'- lanterns, and abrasions from sharp objects attached to masks or costumes.
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To help prevent injuries to children this Halloween, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is releasing safety tips. Halloween-related injuries can involve burns from flammable costumes ignited by open flames from items such as candles and jack-o'-lanterns, and abrasions from sharp objects attached to masks or costumes.
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To help prevent injuries to children this Halloween, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is releasing safety tips. Halloween-related injuries can involve burns from flammable costumes ignited by open flames from items such as candles and jack-o'- lanterns, and abrasions from sharp objects attached to masks or costumes.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Universal Candle Co., of China, is voluntarily recalling about 21,000 Halloween pumpkin tealight candles sold at Bath & Body Works. The candles can burn with a high flame, presenting fire and burn hazards to consumers.
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Last year, a 12-year-old Texas girl died of severe burns she received when her homemade Halloween costume caught fire while trick-or treating. The girl's costume, made of burlap strips, caught fire and the fire quickly spread as she brushed past a jack-o'-lantern containing a lighted candle. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is releasing safety tips to help prevent a tragedy like this from happening again.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Magic Creations of McKeesport, Pa., is recalling about 30,300 hand-shaped, three wick Bleeding Hand candles. The Halloween hand-shaped wax candle generates high flames that could present a fire hazard.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Novi Kids Inc. of San Diego, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 40,000 packages of Halloween Bounce Balls sold exclusively at Target stores. The balls present a serious choking hazard to young children, which can result in death.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), C.R. Seasons LTD. of Farmingdale, N.Y., is recalling about 47,100 hand-shaped, five wick Bleeding Hand Halloween candles. The hand-shaped wax candles generate high flames that may present a fire hazard.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Russ Berrie and Company Inc. of Oakland, N.J., is recalling about 67,600 hand-shaped, five wick Glowing Gore Halloween candles and about 17,600 hand-shaped, five wick Dem Bones Halloween candles. The hand-shaped wax candles generate high flames that may present a fire hazard.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Direct Source International Inc. of Blue Ash, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling 11,700 packages of small plastic halloween candy buckets. Dillon Stores of Hutchinson, Kan., and CPSC found prohibited levels of lead in the black, red, and yellow paint, which peels readily from the buckets. The lead paint can cause lead poisoning in young children, who may ingest the paint from the banned buckets.
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Today on Halloween, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers that Halloween pumpkin erasers resembling candy pose a choking hazard for young children. The erasers, imported by Oriental Trading Company of Omaha, Neb., do not meet CPSC's small parts regulations under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. CPSC issued this warning when Oriental Trading refused to join the agency in a voluntary recall of the erasers.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), World Bazaars, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, is voluntarily recalling its imported ceramic Halloween Pumpkin Candle Holder. World Bazaar has received reports that this candle holder may catch fire and shatter.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Wisconsin Pharmacal Company, Inc. of Jackson, WI is voluntarily recalling its model numbers 934 and 935 "Sundown Brand Pumpkin Scented Lamps" and model number 940 "Jack-O-Lantern Votive Light." The Halloween items are not equipped with child-resistant closures and the required warning labels are inconspicuous or absent. These products are all fuel burning lamps, intended for use as stand alone decorative lamps or as lamps to be placed inside carved pumpkins, contain liquid combustible petroleum distillates which can cause serious illness or death if ingested by a child.
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It's almost Halloween - that magical time when witches, goblins, ghosts and skeletons stalk the streets hoping to frighten the unsuspecting. "But what is really scary is that this holiday greatly increases the risk of injury to children who plan to go trick-or-treating, "said Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Kaadan, Inc., of Lancaster, PA announced today that it is voluntarily recalling its "Li'l Lite" Halloween Pumpkin Oil Lamps. The product contains a high grade petroleum hydrocarbon which is combustible and if ingested by a child can get into the lungs causing chemical pneumonia which can be fatal. The product does not meet the requirements for child- resistant packaging and fails to state on its label that it is "Combustible," making it illegal for sale to consumers. The Commission is aware of one reported incident involving a child drinking the contents of the container at a retail store. The child was not injured.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Diener Industries of Chatsworth, CA is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,788 packages of "24 Assorted Halloween Pencil Top Erasers, #5005" because small pumpkin-shaped erasers in the package could be a fatal choking hazard to young children.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR is voluntarily recalling approximately 30,000 Halloween Trumpet sets, model number 9353-228 because the trumpet's mouth piece can easily detach causing a fatal choking hazard to young children.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lisa Frank, Inc., of Tucson, AZ, has voluntarily elected to recall approximately 200,000 packages of its colorful Halloween Erasers which may pose a choking hazard to small children. These multi-colored Halloween Erasers are sold 15 to a package. The front of the package reads: "Lisa Frank Halloween Erasers, Cool Collectibles." The erasers resemble Halloween items such as pumpkins, skulls, bats and ghosts and because of their bright colors and size could be mistaken for candy. The erasers were imported from Taiwan.
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