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Archived – Pirates of the Caribbean™ Sleeping Bags
- Starting date:
- May 1, 2008
- Posting date:
- May 1, 2008
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Outdoor Living
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Poisoning Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001694
Affected products
Pirates of the Caribbean™ Sleeping Bags
Product description
The recalled Pirates of the Caribbean™ sleeping bags have a cartoon pirate design of Davey Jones and Jack Sparrow on the front.
Style number F1652B0003 is printed on the logo label inside the sleeping bags.
The sleeping bag with the skull art design is not included in this recall.
Hazard identified
The surface paint on the sleeping bag's zipper pull contains excessive levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
No incidents or injuries have been reported to Health Canada.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit the following Healthy Canadians page: Reduce your exposure to lead.
Number sold
452 of the sleeping bags were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The sleeping bags were sold at Disney® Stores nationwide from April 2007 through October 2007.
Companies
- Retailer
- Disney Store
- Importer
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Hoop Retail Stores LLC
Secaucus
UNITED STATES
- Distributor
-
Disney Store
Pasadena
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled sleeping bags away from children.
Consumers may return the sleeping bags to any Disney® Store for a full refund.
For additional information, consumers may contact Disney® Store toll-free at (866) 902-2798 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site.