The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products unless otherwise instructed. Consumers can submit reports of harm to CPSC’s new searchable online product safety database at www.SaferProducts.gov. A searchable food and medical product recall database is available at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm.
Units: About 139,000
Importer: Target Corp., of Minneapolis
Hazard: The surface coating on the travel case contains excessive levels of lead, which can be toxic if ingested by children.
Description: The Circo brand cases have date codes of 01/11 through 08/11. The girls’ version has a heart/butterfly/daisy pattern on a pink or teal background with a plush butterfly attached to the zipper pull. The boys’ version has three jet planes in red/blue/green on a red or blue airplane-patterned background with a blue plush jet plane attached to the zipper pull.
Sold exclusively at: Target stores nationwide and Target.com from April to August 2011 for approximately $21.
Remedy: Return to Target for a refund.
Contact: Call 800-440-0680 or visit www.target.com.