Plastic Halloween Bucket Recalled by Direct Source
CPSC recall 97009. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Lead
CPSC recall 97009 has the recall date 24 Oct 1996. The notice names the firm Kroger. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Lead or chemical. CPSC gives the product type Holiday Items (except lights).
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Plastic Halloween Bucket Recalled by Direct Source NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Nychelle White October 24, 1996 (301) 504-7063 Release # 97-009 CPSC, Direct Source International Announce Plastic Halloween Bucket Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Direct Source International Inc. of Blue Ash, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling 11,700 packages of small plastic halloween candy buckets. Dillon Stores of Hutchinson, Kan., and CPSC found prohibited levels of lead in the black, red, and yellow paint, which peels readily from the buckets. The lead paint can cause lead poisoning in young children, who may ingest the paint from the banned buckets. The buckets come in three styles: as orange pumpkins, white skulls, and green Frankenstein heads, measuring 2.75 inches in diameter by 2.25 inches high. They are packed six to a cellophane package with an orange cardboard header labeled on the front, "HAPPY HALLOWEEN... 6 Halloween Buckets," and on the back, bar code number "43748 88014... Direct Source International… |
| Product | Holiday Items (except lights) |
| Product | Direct Source small plastic halloween candy buckets, Buckets |
| Manufacturer | Kroger; Direct Source International |
| Made in | China |
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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
- 4%
- Recalls of 1996 in the category Holiday Items (except lights)
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Kroger
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 97009The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 97009. https://recallregister.com/product/5855-plastic-halloween-bucket-recalled-by-direct-source/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- 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 97009 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 97009 has no incident or injury text.
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China