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You are here: Home / US News / Nine Companies Penalized for Selling Children's Products that Violated the Federal Lead Paint Ban

Nine Companies Penalized for Selling Children's Products that Violated the Federal Lead Paint Ban

July 8, 2009 By The CPSC Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT NINE CHILDREN’S PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND SELLERS HAVE AGREED TO PAY MORE THAN $500,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE FEDERAL LEAD PAINT BAN.

THE PENALTIES SETTLE ALLEGATIONS THAT THE FIRMS KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURED, IMPORTED, OR SOLD TOYS AND OTHER CHILDREN’S ARTICLES WITH PAINT OR OTHER SURFACE COATINGS THAT CONTAINED LEAD LEVELS IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW. THE SETTLEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVISIONALLY ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION.

THESE PRODUCTS WERE RECALLED IN 2007 AND 2008, AND INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS TOYS, CHILDREN’S METAL JEWELRY, CHILDREN’S PENS, METAL WATER BOTTLES, PENCIL POUCHES, SUNGLASSES AND CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PAILS AND BASKETS. TESTS SHOWED THAT PAINT OR SURFACE COATINGS ON THESE CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS CONTAINED LEAD IN EXCESS OF 600 PPM, OR 0.06 PERCENT, BY WEIGHT. ONE FIRM’S TESTING REVEALED THAT ITS PRODUCTS CONTAINED SURFACE COATINGS WITH NEARLY 60 PERCENT LEAD. IN 1978, A FEDERAL BAN WAS PUT IN PLACE WHICH PROHIBITED TOYS AND OTHER CHILDREN’S ARTICLES FROM HAVING MORE THAN 0.06 PERCENT LEAD (BY WEIGHT) IN PAINTS OR SURFACE COATINGS. LEAD CAN BE TOXIC IF INGESTED BY YOUNG CHILDREN AND CAN CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES.

CPSC HAS ORDERED THE FOLLOWING FIRMS TO PAY CIVIL PENALTIES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:

CARDINAL DISTRIBUTING CO. INC., OF BALTIMORE, MD., $100,000 RECALL: #07-157 SETTLMENT AGREEMENT (PDF) DOLLAR GENERAL CORP., OF GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN., $100,000 RECALLS: 08-007, #08-068, #08-080 SETTLMENT AGREEMENT (PDF) FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC., OF MATTHEWS, N.C., $75,000 RECALL: #08-051 SETTLMENT AGREEMENT (PDF) HOBBY LOBBY STORES INC., OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., $50,000 RECALLS: #08-084, #08-229 SETTLMENT AGREEMENT (PDF) FIRST LEARNING COMPANY LTD., OF HONG KONG, $50,000 RECALLS: #08-141, #08-174 SETTLMENT AGREEMENT (PDF) MICHAELS STORES INC., OF IRVING, TEXAS, $45,000 RECALL: #08-248 SETTLMENT AGREEMENT (PDF) A&A GLOBAL INDUSTRIES INC., OF COCKEYSVILLE, MD., $40,000 RECALL: #07-144 SETTLMENT AGREEMENT (PDF) RAYMOND GEDDES & CO, OF BALTIMORE, MD., $40,000 RECALL: #08-096 SETTLMENT AGREEMENT (PDF) DOWNEAST CONCEPTS INC., OF YARMOUTH, MAINE, $30,000 RECALL: #08-231 SETTLMENT AGREEMENT (PDF)

IN AGREEING TO SETTLE THE MATTERS, THE FIRMS DENY CPSC’S ALLEGATIONS THAT THEY KNOWINGLY VIOLATED THE LAW.

PICTURE OF RECALLED CHILDREN'S SPORTSWEAR NECKLACESCARDINAL DISTRIBUTING CO. INC. JEWELRY PICTURE OF RECALLED TOY CARDOLLAR GENERAL TOY CARS PICTURE OF RECALLED PURPLE HALLOWEEN PAIL WITH WITCH DECORATIONSFAMILY DOLLAR HALLOWEEN PAILS PICTURE OF RECALLED HALLOWEEN-THEMED BASKETHOBBY LOBBY HALLOWEEN BASKETS PICTURE OF RECALLED WOODEN PULL-ALONG LEARNING BLOCKS WAGONFIRST LEARNING CO. LTD. BLOCKS WAGON PICTURE OF RECALLED SEASONAL WRITING PENSMICHAEL’S STORES WRITING PENS PICTURE OF RECALLED CHILDREN'S GROOVY GRABBER BRACELETSA&A GLOBAL INDUSTRIES CHILDREN’S BRACELETS PICTURE OF RECALLED CHILDREN’S PENCIL POUCHESRAYMOND GEDDES CHILDREN’S PENCIL POUCHES PICTURE OF RECALLED WATER BOTTLESDOWNEAST CONCEPTS METAL WATER BOTTLES

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