Product name | Plastic Halloween Candy Buckets |
Description | The buckets come in three styles: as orange pumpkins, white skulls, and green Frankenstein heads, measuring 2.75 inches in diameter by 2.25 inches high. They are packed six to a cellophane package with an orange cardboard header. |
Problem | Prohibited levels of lead in the black, red, and yellow paint, which peels readily from the buckets has been found. The lead paint can cause lead poisoning in young children, who may ingest the paint from the banned buckets |
Distribution | Various retail stores, including Dillon Stores and Kroger Company |
Company | Direct Source International Incorporated, Ohio, (513) 793-9379 |
Dates sold | August 1996 to October 1996 |
Date posted | 12/31/2001 |
Illinois Department of Public Health 535 West Jefferson Street Springfield, Illinois 62761 Phone 217-782-3300 Fax 217-782-3987 TTY 800-547-0466 Questions or Comments |