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Canada Souvenir Stationery Kit
- Starting date:
- January 21, 2009
- Posting date:
- January 21, 2009
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Miscellaneous
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Physical Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001890
Affected products
Canada Souvenir Stationery Kit
Product description
The recalled stationery kit includes a white plastic pencil case with a Canada flag on one side; an eraser with a Canada flag sticker; a white pencil sharpener with a red maple leaf sticker; a white plastic 15 cm (6 inch) ruler with three Canada flag stickers attached to it; and a red pencil.
Hazard identified
Testing by Health Canada has revealed that the stickers applied to the stationery kit items contain 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 illness or incidents related to the use of this recalled product.
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 9,600 units of the recalled stationery kit were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled stationery kit product was sold from June 2006 to December 2008.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Manufacturer
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A.E.S. Imports Inc.
Markham
Ontario
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled product away from children and dispose of it in their regular household trash.