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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18, 1998
Release # 98-151
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Company Phone Number: (800) 543-4327
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
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CPSC, Pyramid Accessories Inc. Announces Recall of "Mulan"
Backpacks and Rolling Luggage
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, (CPSC), Pyramid Accessories Inc., of New York,
N.Y., is recalling about 3,700 of Mulan
backpacks and about 1,800 units of Mulan rolling luggage. The
backpacks' and rolling luggage's artwork contains paint with high
levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested by
children.
CPSC and Pyramid Accessories are not aware of any illnesses
or injuries involving these products. This recall is being
conducted to prevent the possibility of illness or
injury.
Two styles of the backpacks are involved in the recall, each
bearing artwork depicting the Disney character Mulan. One style
has a fan-shaped, exterior envelope that partially
covers Mulan's face. The other has a rectangular, exterior
envelope below a standing character. The backpacks were sold in
two colors: pink and purple. The rolling luggage is pink, about
18 inches long and bears the standing image of Mulan.
Retail stores nationwide sold these items from June 1998
through July 1998. The backpacks sold for about $12 and $14, and
the luggage sold for about $25 to $30.
Consumers should immediately take these items away from
children and return them to the place of purchase for a refund.
For more information, consumers should call Pyramid
Accessories Inc. toll-free at (800) 543-4327 between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.
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