Dollar Tree stationery activity sets
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Dollar Tree Stores Inc. and the CPSC are recalling approximately 23,000 stationery activity sets sold in Eastern, Midwestern, and Southern U.S. Dollar Tree stores between July and August 1995 for $1 each. The sets contain a plastic cutter with a metal blade that poses a laceration hazard because the blade can be exposed unexpectedly if the cutter's handle is inadvertently compressed. The black-buttoned cutters, available in various handle colors, measure 6.25 inches long and came packaged with a clear plastic tape dispenser and two yellow highlighters on green, violet, or blue cardboard labeled with item number STNY 85 5TPJ3.
According to the recall notice, affected consumers should stop using the cutter immediately and return it to the Dollar Tree store where it was purchased for a full refund. Consumers needing more information can call Dollar Tree Stores at (800) 876-8077 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST. The CPSC and Dollar Tree are not aware of any injuries associated with this hazard.
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Laceration
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
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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