The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·24019·Announced 2023-11-02

Creativity Street Assorted Craft Buttons Recalled for Excessive Lead Content

Dixon Ticonderoga is recalling Creativity Street Assorted Craft Buttons because they contain lead levels that exceed federal limits. Lead can cause adverse health effects if ingested by 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: This is a children's product with a hazardous substance (lead) that exceeds federal limits and poses a known risk of harm to young children if ingested. Although no illnesses have been reported, lead contamination in children's products is inherently high-risk due to the vulnerability of the affected population and the documented toxicity of lead ingestion in children.

Plain-English summary

Dixon Ticonderoga Company of Appleton, Wisconsin, is recalling Creativity Street Assorted Craft Buttons. The buttons were sold in one-pound clear plastic bags with a yellow, orange, and blue cardboard label. The recalled lot code is 02129171221, and approximately 890 units are affected.

The recalled buttons contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

The buttons were sold at Blick Art Materials and Staples stores nationwide and online through dickblick.com, staples.com, quill.com, schoolspecialty.com, sprichards.com, and aquaphoenixsci.com from May 2022 through July 2023 for about $13. No injuries have been reported.

Consumers should stop using the recalled buttons immediately. Contact Dixon Ticonderoga Customer Service at 800-333-2545 (7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday), email [email protected], or visit https://dixonticonderogacompany.com/ to request a pre-paid return label. A full refund will be provided when the buttons are received.

The recalled product

Product
Creativity Street Assorted Craft Buttons
Manufacturer
Dixon Ticonderoga Company, of Appleton, Wisconsin
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Craft Supplies
Hazard
  • lead-contamination
  • lead-toxicity
  • ingestion-risk
Affected units
890

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

UPCs (1)

  • 021196061217

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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