Time to Check Your Children’s Sunglasses

Various styles of Disney and Marvel branded kids sunglasses are being recalled due to being manufactured using lead paint. In addition, some glasses sold under Sears and Kmart names are also being recalled.

These glasses were imported from China by a Rhode Island Company, FGX International. You can call them weekdays at (877) 277-0104 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. More than 200,000 of the sunglasses were sold at CVS , Walgreens , Rite-Aid, Kmart, Bon Ton ,as well as other stores between December 2013 and March 2014.

Lead poisoning is a major concern for those of us with children, as stated in this article from the Mayo Clinic. If you think you have a pair of these glasses, please keep them out of reach of your children and call the above number to get information about a refund or replacement pair.