FGX International Recalls Children's Sunglasses for Lead Hazard

FGX International has issued a recall of its children’s sunglasses because its surface paint contains lead in excess of federal law.

The sunglasses come in 20 styles of Disney, Marvel, and Sears/Kmart brand, in a variety of colors and with printed images of characters on the frames.  They were sold at Bon Ton, CVS, K-Mart, Rite Aid, Walgreens, and other retail stores nationwide from December 2013 to March 2014.  Consumers are advised to immediately take away the sunglasses from children and return them to FGX International for a free replacement or a refund.

Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and other reproductive harm.  Companies offering products for sale in California that contain lead must provide consumers with a health hazard warning.

For more information, please see the recall on CPSC’s website.

The Chanler Group represents citizen enforcers who, acting in the public interest, commence actions against businesses offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm without first providing the health hazard warning required by Proposition 65. Citizen enforcers bringing Proposition 65 actions in the public interest may obtain a Court Judgment imposing civil penalties, an injunction requiring reformulation of products, and/or provision of health hazard warnings. The Chanler Group has represented citizen enforcers of Proposition 65 for more than twenty years.