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Fake costume teeth are among the latest toys being recalled in the U.S. for unsafe lead levels, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.
The recall applies to the following products:
* 43,000 fake teeth sold in packages branded Ugly Teeth, Amscan, Party Favors and Value Pack Party Favors sold with the UPC codes 0-48419-65002-7 and 0-48419-61663-4 in U.S. stores from January 2006 through October 2007 for about $2 US.
* 16,000 Elite Operations Toy sets including the Super Rigs, Command Patrol Center, Barracuda Helicopter and three-pack figurine sets sold at Toys "R" Us from July 2007 through October 2007 for between $10 and $30 US.
* 1,500 SimplyFun Ribbit Board Games sold in the U.S. from March 2007 through October 2007 for about $18 US.
* 380,000 Galaxy Warriors figurines sold at Family Dollar stores in the U.S. from January 2006 through October 2007 for $1 US.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday announced a series of recalls for toys over unsafe lead levels, including these novelty teeth.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday announced a series of recalls for toys over unsafe lead levels, including these novelty teeth.
(U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
It is not yet clear if any of the products were sold in Canada.
Fox News reports that U.S. Consumer Product Safety has issued warnings on other Halloween items as well, including:
-purple witch buckets
-candy-filled skull pails
-green Frankenstein cups sold in Dollar Stores
-pumpkin Mr. Potato Heads
Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (2)
at 14:49 on October 31st, 2007
See?! That's why I'm a proponent of candy-corn fangs: simply place them over your existing incisors, with the pointy ends facing downward...
("Purple Witch Buckets" Is a great name for a band)
at 18:04 on October 31st, 2007
I wish to see a demonstration of your points.