WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 380,000 Chinese-made toy cars sold at Dollar General retail stores are being recalled because their paint contains unsafe levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday.
The pull-and-release toy cars were sold from April through October this year for about $1 per pack of two or four cars, the safety agency said in a statement.
Consumers should return the toy cars to any Dollar General store for a refund, it said.
Dollar General was acquired in July 2007 by an investment group that included affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, GS Capital Partners and Citi Private Equity.
Dollar General stores have issued a recall of toys and sunglasses due to lead paint.
Dollar General is the latest American company to recall unsafe Chinese-made products. All products affected by the recall contain "excessive amounts of lead" in the yellow paint.

The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission has just recalled "pull and release" toy cars, as well as yellow children's size sunglasses.

Products affected are:
* a four pack of Super Wheels (UPC #400016576344)
* a two pack of Super Racer cars (UPC # 883788965002, 380000)
* "Time to Play Every Day" Fashion Sunglasses (UPC #400007860896, 51,000 units)

The car toys were sold at the chain's stores from April through October; the glasses were sold from March 25 through to October 2007.

Affected products should be taken from children immediately. Dollar General will provide full refunds on return.

The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based price-point retailer chain had 8205 stores, as of June this year.