Wang's Floating Eye, Antique Car plastic paperweights
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Shelby Ltd. recalled approximately 40,000 novelty paperweights and pens sold between October and December 1996 because they contain kerosene or other petroleum distillates. The products were marketed to children in kindergarten through sixth grade and sold nationwide through school stores for $4 to $5 each. The paperweights came in five styles—Ocean In The Box, Floating Eye, Antique Car, Magic Diamond, and Water Timer—while the pens were clear plastic with an eyeball inside. If these products break and leak, the liquid inside can be hazardous if inhaled or swallowed, and the liquid is also combustible, creating a fire risk. The company received at least 10 reports of paperweights breaking and leaking, though no injuries were reported.
Consumers who have these products should take them away from children immediately and discard or destroy them. Because Shelby Ltd. is no longer in business and cannot be contacted, the recall record does not specify an additional remedy for affected consumers.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
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Paperweights and Pens Recalled by Shelby NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Firm is out of business. Do not use these products. Please discard or destroy these products. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles Originally issued December 17, 1996; Revised July 3, 2002 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-043 CPSC and Shelby Ltd. Announce Novelty Product Recalls WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Shelby Ltd., Division of Wang's International, of Memphis, Tenn., recalled about 40,000 paperweights and pens because they contain kerosene or other petroleum distillates and many were sold to children. If the paperweights or pens break and leak, the liquid can be hazardous if inhaled into the lungs or swallowed. The liquid could also be combustible, presenting a flammability hazard. Shelby Ltd. has received at least 10 reports of the paperweights breaking and releasing their contents. No injuries have been reported. The plastic paperweights came in the following five styles: Ocean In The Box, Floating Eye, Antique Car, Magic Diamond, and Water Timer. The paperweights were individually packaged in cardboard boxes bearing the name of the style. The pen, which is clear plastic with an eyeball in the middle, is packaged in a cellophane wrap and bears no labeling. The paperweights and pen were sold nationwide through school stores to children from kindergarten through the sixth grade from October through December 1996 for about $4 to $5. Consumers should take the paperweights and pens away from children immediately, and discard or destroy them. The firm is out of business and cannot be contacted.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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