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Archived – Girl's Bracelet Sets
- Starting date:
- February 1, 2008
- Posting date:
- February 1, 2008
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Toys, Jewellery
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Poisoning Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001640
Affected products
Girl's Bracelet Sets
Product description
The recalled bracelets have a silver-coloured chain and silver-coloured charms, including a bible, angel, cross, heart, and praying hands.
The bracelets were sold with clear, crystal and pearl white beads.
The recalled sets include a bracelet for a girl to wear along with a smaller matching bracelet for her doll.
Hazard identified
Surface paint on the pearl white beads of the bracelet contains excessive levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Health Canada has not received reports of illness or injury to Canadians related to the use of these bracelet sets.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit the following Healthy Canadians page: Reduce your exposure to lead.
Number sold
Approximately 150 sets were sold in Canada, 100 of those sets have already been returned.
Time period sold
Sold at specialty toy, book, and gift stores nationwide from October 2006 through November 2007.
Companies
- Manufacturer
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Mission City Press
Franklin
Tennessee
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the bracelet sets (including the girl's bracelet and the doll's bracelet) away from children.
Consumers may return the bracelets to the Mission City Press to receive a refund. If the bracelets were received free of charge, please dispose of them or remove the pearl white beads.
Return Address:
Mission City Press
Attn: Bracelet Refund
202 Second Ave
South, Franklin, TN 37064
Name, mailing address, phone number, and email address must be included in order to receive a refund.
For additional information, please contact Mission City Press at 1-800-840-2641 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, or e-mail the firm at customerservice@missioncitypress.com