American Greetings Corp. Recall of Sesame Street Sunglasses

NEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Information and Public Affairs

Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2005
Release #05-255

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 777-4891
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, American Greetings Corp. Announce Recall of Sesame Street Sunglasses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Sesame Street Toy Sunglasses

Units: About 120,000

Manufacturer: American Greetings Corp., of Cleveland, Ohio

Hazard: The lens in the sunglasses can separate from frames, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves DesignWare® child-size sunglasses with Sesame Street character decals. Sold in quantities of four, each package contains a yellow, blue, red and green pair of sunglasses. The bright green cardboard backer has the Sesame Street and DesignWare® logo on the front, and model number SUN-1219 on the back.

Sold at: Discount, toy, drug, grocery, party and specialty/gift stores nationwide from December 2003 through August 2005 for about $3.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy:: Consumers should take these sunglasses away from young children immediately. Consumers can contact the firm for a coupon redeemable wherever American Greetings' products are sold.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact American Greetings at (800) 777-4891 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at http://corporate.americangreetings.com or http://www.ag.com