September 23, 2008
Giftco Inc. is recalling about 36,000 sets of Harry Potter bookends. The paint on the bookends contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
This recall involves poly-stone bookends painted and shaped in the characters of the Harry Potter book series. Bookend characters include Harry Potter, Hedwig and Hermione, and Crookshank.
The bookends, made in Hong Kong, were sold at elementary school fundraising programs, discount and dollar stores nationwide from June 2004 through January 2006 for between $3 and $28.
Consumers should immediately take the recalled bookends away from children and return them to Giftco for a refund.
For additional information, contact Giftco Inc. toll-free at (888) 448-6728 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at mail.giftcoinc.com.
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
