American Greetings Corp. Recalls Confetti Bursts Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
CPSC recall 08107. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The surface paint on the individual bags of confetti contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately take the recalled confetti bursts away from children and contact American Greetings for instructions on returning the confetti bursts to American Greetings to receive a coupon redeemable wherever American Greetings' products are sold.
CPSC recall 08107 has the recall date 29 Nov 2007. The notice names the firm American Greetings. The recall has about 60,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2007 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Lead or chemical. CPSC gives the product type Party Items.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | None reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 60,000 |
| Description | The recalled products contain confetti in plastic bags. When the bags are inflated, consumers squeeze the bag and confetti bursts out. Each package contains six confetti bursts. |
| Product | DesignWare® Confetti Bursts, About 60,000, Party Items |
| Sold at | Discount, toy, drug, grocery, party, and specialty/gift stores nationwide from December 2003 through September 2007 for about $3. |
| Distributor | American Greetings Corp |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 60,000Median of 2007: 14,000
- CPSC recalls of 2007
- 452
- Recalls of 2007 with one of the same hazards
- 26%
- Recalls of 2007 in the category Party Items
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name American Greetings
- 7
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2009 | American Greetings Corp. Recalls Sport Balls Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard |
| 10 Nov 2005 | CPSC, American Greetings Corporation Announce Recall of Fairy Wand Party Favors |
| 1 Sep 2005 | CPSC, American Greetings Corp. Announce Recall of Sesame Street Sunglasses |
| 26 Nov 2003 | CPSC, American Greetings Corp. Announce Recall of Cloth Santa Decorations Sold at Wal-Mart |
| 26 Nov 2003 | CPSC, American Greetings Corp. Announce Recall of Zipper Pulls |
| 26 Nov 2003 | CPSC, American Greetings Corp. Announce Recall of Crazy Bounce Balls |
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- CPSC recall notice 08107The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 08107. https://recallregister.com/product/4129-american-greetings-corp-recalls-confetti-bursts-due-to-violation-of-le/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 08107 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Discount, toy, drug, grocery, party, and specialty/gift stores nationwide from December 2003 through September 2007 for about $3.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 08107?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 60,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China