RECALL: Face Paints by Oriental Trading Co

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I'd personally not order ANYTHING from Oriental Trading Co. given China's

horrible track record with toxic dog food, children's toys, drywall and other

toxic things dumped on America - but here's the latest from China!

Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT

FDA Alerts Consumers to Recall of Water-Based Face Paints

Fun Express, Inc. recalls children’s face paint associated with adverse events

The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to stop using certain

cosmetic “Face Paint†items labeled as distributed by Oriental Trading Co.,

Omaha, Neb., due to adverse event reports of skin reactions in children. These

items were distributed nationwide.

The FDA has learned of a cluster of adverse events in children exposed to

various colors of the face paint. All exposures occurred on the same day at an

organized event and included rashes, itchiness, burning sensation, and swelling

where the face paints were applied. Significant microbial contamination was

indicated in most of the products in testing by an FDA laboratory.

The following Face Paints manufactured by Shanghai Color Art Stationery Company

Limited, Shanghai, China, are being voluntarily recalled by Fun Express Inc., a

wholly-owned subsidiary of Oriental Trading Co.

The recalled paints are 85/2077 Blue Face Paint UPC 887600481107, 85/2078 Purple

Face Paint UPC 887600481121, 85/2079 Red Face Pain UPC 887600481145, 85/2080

Orange Face Paint 887600481169, 85/2081 Black Face Paint 887600481183, and

85/2082 Green Face Paint 887600481206.

Fun Express Inc

.. is recalling the face paints from the market and FDA advises consumers to stop

use of these products and discard them or return them to the retailer.

The FDA encourages consumers and health care providers to report any adverse

events from face paints to the FDA as well as to state and local health

authorities.

Adverse events and product quality problems can be reported to FDA's MedWatch

Adverse Event Reporting program:

* online at www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm

* by calling 1-800-FDA-1088

* by returning the postage-paid FDA form 3500 (which may be downloaded from

www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm)

o by mail to MedWatch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787

o by fax 1-800-FDA-0178