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CPSC And Dollar Tree Announce Activity Set Recall

CPSC recall 96084. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Laceration

CPSC recall 96084 has the recall date 25 Mar 1996. The notice names the firm CPSC And Dollar Tree Announce Activity Set. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Stationery Items.

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CPSC recall 96084: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
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…
ProductDollar Tree stationery activity sets, Stationery Items
Made inIndonesia

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1996: not given
CPSC recalls of 1996
138
Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards
7%
Recalls of 1996 in the category Stationery Items
1%
Recalls on the register that name CPSC And Dollar Tree Announce Activity Set
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 96084. https://recallregister.com/product/5771-cpsc-and-dollar-tree-announce-activity-set-recall/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 96084 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 96084 has no incident or injury text.
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: Indonesia