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Bizou Necklace with Flower Pendants
- Starting date:
- March 1, 2009
- Posting date:
- March 1, 2009
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Jewellery
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Poisoning Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001963
Affected products
Bizou Necklace with Flower Pendants
Product description
This recall involves metallic necklaces with flower-shaped pendants and coloured beads on the chain. The beads and pendants are the same colour on the necklace, and may be brown with UPC # 10121941, gray with UPC# 10121942, green with UPC# 10121943, or pink with UPC# 10121944.
Hazard identified
Health Canada's sampling and evaluation program has revealed that the necklace contains lead in excess of the allowable limit. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Health Canada has not received any reports of incidents or illnesses related to these necklaces.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit Health Canada's It's Your Health: Lead and Human Health.
Number sold
Approximately 7,195 of the recalled products were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from May 2008 to January 2009.
Companies
- Retailer
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Bizou International
Saint-Marie
Quebec
CANADA
Tel: 1-888-835-4958
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled products away from children and return them to the place of purchase for an exchange.