Mold may be present on the boxes
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Michaels Stores Procurement Company of Irving, Texas, is recalling about 289,000 Ashland holiday paper boxes.
Mold can be present on the boxes, posing a risk of respiratory or other infections in consumers with compromised immune systems, damaged lungs or an allergy to mold.
No incidents or injuries have been reported.
This recall involves Ashland gift and storage cardboard boxes covered in decorative paper. The boxes were sold in nine themes and have ribbon, burlap and other embellishments. Each of the three shapes of boxes, circle, square and rectangle were sold in three sizes, small, medium and large.
Boxes with the following SKU numbers are included in the recall: 434397, 434398, 434399, 434458, 434459, 434460, 434465, 434467, 434468, 434470, 434471, 434472, 434474, 434475, 434476, 434479, 434480, 434481, 484483, 434484, 434485, 434487, 434488, 434489, 434490, 434492, 434493.
“Ashland” and the SKU number can be found a label affixed to the underside of each box.
The boxes, manufactured in China, were sold exclusively at Michaels stores nationwide from October 2015, through November 2015, for between $5 and $20, depending upon the size of the box.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the paper boxes and return them to any Michaels store for a full refund.
Consumers may contact Michaels at 800-642-4235 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (CT) Monday through Friday, or online at www.michaels.com and click on “Product Recalls” for more information.