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Lead Forces Recall Of More China-Made Products

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By NATASHA T. METZLER, The Associated Press

Published: October 5, 2007

WASHINGTON - More than a half-million Chinese-made products were recalled Thursday, including 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and Baby Einstein toys, because they contain dangerous levels of lead.

Coin-shaped 'Pirates of the Caribbean' flashlights and soft, textured Baby Einstein blocks were among the 544,000 products recalled, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. The recall also includes Totally Me Funky Room Decor Set decorating kits imported and sold by Toys R Us and a variety of wooden toys imported and sold by KB Toys.

The flashlight's leather strap, the back of the decorating kit's mirror, the blue Baby Einstein block and the wooden toys have paint that contains high levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested by young children. Children's products found to have more than .06 percent lead accessible to users are subject to a recall.

The recalls include:

•About 35,000 Baby Einstein Discover & Play Color Blocks, distributed by Kids II Inc. For details, or to arrange for a free replacement block, call 1-866-203-6788 or visit www.kidsii.com.

•About 79,000 'Pirates of the Caribbean' medallion squeeze lights, imported by the Eveready Battery Co. For details, or to receive a voucher for another Eveready product, call 1-800-925-0628 or visit www.Energizer.com.

•About 15,000 Totally Me Funky Room Decor Sets, manufactured by Hong Kong-based CKI Toys and imported by Toys R Us Inc. For details, call 1-800-869-7787 or visit www.toysrus.com.

•About 10,000 wooden Pull-Along Alphabet & Math Blocks wagons, Pull-Along Learning Blocks wagons, 10-in-1 Activity Learning Carts and Flip-Flop alphabet blocks, imported by KB Toys. For details, call 1-888-843-9520 or visit www.recall .kbtinfo.com.

•About 63,000 green, plastic cups shaped like Frankenstein's monster's head, imported by Dollar General Merchandising. Also about 192,000 key chains imported by Dollar General. The key chains feature a metal charm engraved with 'wisdom,' 'truth,' 'believe,' 'love,' 'hope' or 'dream.' For details, call 1-800-678-9258 or visit www.dollargeneral.com.

•About 150,000 bookmarks and journals imported by Antioch Publishing. For details or a refund, call 1-800-543-1515 or visit www.antioch .com.

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