Washington, DC -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Cranium Inc., announced a voluntary recall of 38,000 Cranium Cadoo Board Games.
The surface paint on the die contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Only the die found in Cranium Cadoo board games with lot numbers 2007195 through 2007244 are included in the recall. The Cranium Cadoo game is packaged in a square cardboard box with an orange background. The seven digit lot number is printed under the plastic tray on the bottom half of the box.
The games sold at Fred Meyer, Kmart, Shopko, Wal-Mart and specialty game stores nationwide between October 2007 through January 2008 for about $20.
They were manufactured in China.
Consumers should immediately dispose of the die and contact Cranium Inc. to receive a free replacement die.
For additional information, contact Cranium Inc. at (877) 272- 6486 between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.cranium.com.
