CultureFly Recalls L.O.L. Surprise! Trick or Treat Subscription Boxes Sold with Metal Doll Pins Due to the Violation of the Federal Lead Paint Ban; Lead Poisoning Hazard (Recall Alert)
Recall 23752 · May 4, 2023 · CultureFly
6,600
units affected
6,600
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 23752
- Date
- May 4, 2023
- Company
- CultureFly
- Units affected
- 6,600
- Product
- L.O.L. Surprise! Trick or Treat subscription boxes sold with Metal Doll Pins
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
This recall involves CultureFly's L.O.L. Surprise! Trick or Treat-themed boxes sold with metal doll pins. The purple boxes have an image of three dolls, spiderwebs, skulls and bats; and the phrases L.O.L. Surprise! and Trick or Treat are printed on top. The metal doll pin has blue, pink and purple hair in pigtails, blue eyes, pink shoes and bra and underwear. They include magnetic, cutout clothes to dress the doll.
What can happen
The paint on the children's metal doll pins contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint ban, posing a lead poisoning hazard. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled metal doll pins away from children, stop using them and contact CultureFly for a $10 refund. Consumers will receive an e-mail with instructions to return or dispose of the recalled metal doll pins in accordance with local state laws. Consumers will be contacted directly by CultureFly.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported
- Sold at
- Online at https://thelolsurprisebox.com and www.amazon.com from October 2021 through December 2021 for about $38 for the subscription box.
Related pages
Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled l.o.l. surprise! trick or treat subscription boxes sold with metal doll pins?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled metal doll pins away from children, stop using them and contact CultureFly for a $10 refund. Consumers will receive an e-mail with instructions to return or dispose of the recalled metal doll pins in accordance with local state laws. Consumers will be contacted directly.
What is the hazard?
The paint on the children's metal doll pins contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint ban, posing a lead poisoning hazard. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.