RecalledRecall 96-084Published

Dollar Tree stationery activity sets

CPSC And Dollar Tree Announce Activity Set Recall

Units
Not stated
Incidents
None listed
Remedy
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CPSC recall 96-084, announced March 25, 1996, covers Dollar Tree stationery activity sets. Hazard: Laceration.

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UPC or product codes

040388011137

Which products are included?

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March 25, 1996 Release # 96-084 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Dollar Tree Stores Inc. of Norfolk, Va., is recalling approximately 23,000 stationery activity sets. The sets include a plastic cutter with a metal blade. Consumers could be cut if the cutter's handle is inadvertently compressed, and the blade is exposed unexpectedly.The plastic cutters have a black button and a handle in a variety of colors such as gray, red, orange, yellow, green, etc. They measure 6.25 inches long (6.5 inches long when the blade is extended), .5 inch wide, and .5 inch thick. The cutters were sold as part of an activity set, which also included a clear plastic tape dispenser and two yellow, fine-tipped highlighters. The activity sets were blister-packed on green, violet, or blue cardboard labeled in part, "Item #STNY 85 5TPJ3 ... UPC #0 4038801113 7 ... Made in Indonesia ..." Dollar Tree Stores in the Eastern, Midwestern, and Southern United States sold the activity sets from July to August 1995 for $1 each.Consumers should stop using the cutter immediately and return it to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information, consumers should call Dollar Tree Stores at (800) 876-8077 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST.Dollar Tree and CPSC are not aware of any injuries associated with the potential hazard. Dollar Tree is conducting this recall to prevent the possibility of injury

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Why it was recalled

Laceration

Official remedy

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Product and sales details

Manufacturer
Dollar Tree
Recall number
96-084
Manufactured in
Indonesia

Dollar Tree stationery activity sets

CPSC product type: Stationery Items

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