Family Dollar Stores Recalls Halloween Pails Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Home product recall 08-051. Announced by CPSC on Oct 25, 2007.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 25, 2007. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The green paint on the pails contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled Halloween pail away from children and return it to any Family Dollar store for a full refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Family Dollar at (800) 547-0359 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.familydollar.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves purple Halloween pails with a picture of a witch figure silhouetted against a green moon. The pail measures about 6 1/2 inches high. “Distributed by Family Dollar, Inc,” SKU number 1033953, and UPC number 017845000591 are printed on a label on the pail. Orange Halloween pails with black jack-o-lantern decorations are not included in this recall.
About 142,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Purple Halloween Pails with Witch Decorations.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
017845000591
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Family Dollar Stores, Charlotte, N.C.
- Family Dollar stores nationwide from August 2007 through October 2007 for about $1.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.