Article: CRAYONS FROM CHINA RECALLED.(MAIN)

Byline: Los Angeles Times with staff reports

WASHINGTON The Consumer Product Safety Commission Tuesday recalled 11 brands of lead-containing crayons imported from China and urged parents who bought the crayons either to throw them away or return them for a refund.

Hundreds of thousands of the crayons have been sold at a variety of outlets across the country, the commission said in issuing the recall. Three of the brands contain enough lead to pose a poisoning hazard to young children who may eat or chew them. The other eight brands have less lead content but enough to add to the overall ``lead load'' to children who eat them.

``Throw these ...

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