Health Canada warns that certain children’s jewellery available on Amazon.ca contain lead in excess of allowable limits
Summary
Immediately take the affected jewellery away from children and dispose of them according to municipal hazardous waste guidelines.
Affected products
This involves Dckazz Stitch and Scrump Best Friends Necklace. The metallic blue and pink pendant necklaces are sold as a pair in a plastic bag with serial number X004D46BNP.
Issue
Health Canada’s sampling and evaluation program has determined that the jewellery contains lead in excess of allowable limits.
Under the Children's Jewellery Regulations of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, it is illegal to import, advertise or sell jewellery items that appeal primarily to children under 15 years of age and contain more than 90 mg/kg total lead.
Lead and cadmium are highly toxic, especially to children. A range of serious health effects have been associated with exposure to lead and cadmium, including anemia, vomiting, diarrhea, serious brain injury, convulsions, coma, as well as effects related to the liver, kidneys, heart and immune system. In extreme cases, there have been deaths.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure and cadmium exposure, visit the Government of Canada’s website page Lead and cadmium in children's jewellery
What you should do
Consumers who have these affected products should immediately take the jewellery away from children and dispose of them according to municipal hazardous waste guidelines.
Regularly check the Healthy Canadians Recalls and Safety Alerts database for dangerous products and take action to remove items of concern.
Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of these products or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
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Additional information
What is being done
The products have been removed from sale online from Amazon.ca. Health Canada has contacted the foreign third-party seller and is advising consumers to immediately stop using the affected product. Health Canada reminds consumers to learn about the risks of buying consumer products online (see Related Links above).
To date, no incidents or injuries related to these products have been reported to Health Canada.
Health Canada is committed to helping protect consumers from potentially dangerous consumer products. The Department regularly tests consumer products available for sale in stores or online and continues to monitor products to help keep consumers safe.
Details
Exporter
guangzhoufanhuiwanshangmaoshanghanggerenduzi
Xiangyany City
Hubei Province
CHINA
Place of Origin
Manufactured in China
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