April 10, 2008
Michaels Stores is recalling about 300,000 season pens. Included are Flower Writers; Christmas Writers; Easter Writers; and Spooky Writers Seasonal Writing Pens.
The seasonal writing pens' surface coating contains high levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
The recalled pens were sold individually as one of four-series pens including Flower Writer; Christmas Writer; Easter Writer and Spooky Writer. Each pen has themed decorations including flowers, Christmas, Easter and Halloween ornamentation.
They were sold at Michaels retail stores nationwide from August 2007 through March 2008 for about $1. The pens were made in China.
Consumers should stop using the recalled pens immediately and return them to any Michaels store to receive a refund.
For additional information, contact Michaels' customer service at (800) 642-4235/(800) MICHAELS between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.michaels.com.
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
