The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada has issued a voluntary recall of DesignWare Sport Balls. It has been reported that the surface coating on the basketball contains excessive levels of lead, in violation of the federal lead paint standard. No injuries have been reported.
This recall involves DesignWare Sport Balls party favors. The package contains four mini sport balls: a basketball, a football, a baseball and a soccer ball. The model number is SPBL 1821 and is printed on the packaging.
About 90,000 units were sold in the U.S. and 1,900 in Canada from August 2004 through April 2009 for about $3.50.
Consumers should immediately take the recalled sport balls away from children and contact American Greetings to receive a coupon for a replacement product.
