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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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# o: h$ {# @ N# w. Q/ F9 C9 C( F- gFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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# D1 f) o6 F) X% N; q/ SRelease # 09-332 | Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 257-5990 0 D1 h. r! K6 ^) F
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
' ^: C" i! m3 rCPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 | Liquidation Outlet, Inc. Recalls Action Figure Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard; Sold Exclusively at Dollar Stores 8 `0 R, h+ V) O3 B
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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.
+ ~1 D4 E2 R6 c3 g% _) p& |" ~; UName of Product: Force Soldier Playsets, Pirate Expeditions with Parrot, and Pirate Expeditions with Treasure . k5 k" C" [2 V8 n5 o3 x) \% t6 M& q
Units: About 8,400 ' H9 Z0 K9 `8 F/ F
Importer/Distributor: Liquidation Outlet, Inc., of Lakewood, Wash. ( z& g* v& M4 @7 F) q
Hazard: The action figure toys have surface paints which contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. 6 w6 v/ z7 ^4 k. r5 c- X
Incidents/Injuries: No injuries were reported. ( V3 w$ P8 A7 @# x2 l6 z
Description: The Force Soldier playsets comes in a plastic bag with SKU number 70134 printed on the header card. The soldiers (two per bag) are 5?in height and come with an airplane, machine guns and a tropical tree. The Pirate Expeditions come in a blister packs in two styles with the SKU number 70136 printed on the header cards. Pirate Expedition figures are 6.5?in height and have assorted accessories including a parrot or a treasure chest.
1 b9 i6 v" v4 W" ESold at: Dollar Stores in Washington and Oregon States from September 2007 through July 2009 for $1.
8 Z: |8 j/ D8 w" @. JManufactured in: China
- G9 T+ I. U( Q/ I$ zRemedy: Consumers should take the recalled products away from young children immediately and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund or exchange for another toy.
% d0 |; u4 I; AConsumer Contact: For additional information, contact Liquidation Outlet, Inc. toll-free at (877) 257-5990 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or email [url=mailto:email%20info@loidistributing.com]info@loidistributing.com[/url], or visit one of the Dollar Stores in person.
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[size=-1]CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx . |3 |, `$ A& v' T- {
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4 K6 O7 z/ G, V7 ~+ l" l' YTo report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov. |
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