The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·23752·Announced 2023-05-04

L.O.L. Surprise! Metal Doll Pins Recalled for Excessive Lead Paint

Culture Fly is recalling approximately 6,600 L.O.L. Surprise! Trick or Treat subscription boxes sold with metal doll pins because the paint on the pins contains lead levels that exceed the federal lead paint ban, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Lead paint on children's products poses a risk of harm through ingestion, which is a high-risk hazard category. However, the source explicitly states that no illnesses or injuries have been reported, and the hazard is based on the paint's exceeding regulatory limits rather than documented adverse health effects. This qualifies as High per the rubric: a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Culture Fly LLC, of New York, is recalling L.O.L. Surprise! Trick or Treat subscription boxes that were sold with metal doll pins. The subscription boxes, which cost about $38, were sold online at thelolsurprisebox.com and www.amazon.com from October 2021 through December 2021. Approximately 6,600 units were affected.

The paint on the metal doll pins contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects, posing a lead poisoning hazard.

No injuries have been reported. Consumers should immediately take the recalled metal doll pins away from children and stop using them. Consumers should contact Culture Fly for a $10 refund. Culture Fly will send an email with instructions for returning or disposing of the recalled pins in accordance with local state laws.

For more information, consumers can contact Culture Fly toll-free at 866-540-3010 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, email [email protected], or visit https://thelolsurprisebox.com/pages/product-recall-information or www.culturefly.com and click on Recall at the top of the page.

The recalled product

Product
L.O.L. Surprise! Trick or Treat subscription boxes sold with Metal Doll Pins
Manufacturer
Culture Fly LLC, of New York
Category
Consumer Product — Toys / Children's Products
Hazard
  • lead-paint
  • lead-poisoning
Affected units
6,600

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Related recalls

Same category