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Shell Magic Children's Jewellery
- Starting date:
- September 11, 2012
- Posting date:
- September 11, 2012
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Clothing and Accessories, Jewellery
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public (GP)
- Identification number:
- RA-14974
Affected products
Shell Magic Children's Jewellery
Product description
This recall involves various pieces of Shell Magic children's jewellery. The jewellery is a black cord necklace or bracelet with an embellished shell pendant or charm, and metallic clasp.
| Product Line | Item Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB (bracelets) | 221 | Best friend charm |
| 222 | I love you charm | |
| 223 | Cutie charm | |
| 224 | Cool charm | |
| 225 | Sweet charm | |
| 226 | Angel charm | |
| SN (necklaces) | 101 | Angel pendant |
| 102 | Baby pendant | |
| 103 | Sweet pendant | |
| 104 | I love you pendant | |
| 105 | Cool pendant | |
| 106 | Cutie pendant | |
| 107 | Square best friend pendant | |
| 331 | Butterfly pendant | |
| 332 | Dolphin Pendant | |
| 333 | Whale Pendant | |
| 338 | Horse Pendant | |
| N (necklaces) | 11uv | Ladybug pendant |
| 12uv | Flower and butterfly pendant | |
| 13uv | Ladybug pendant | |
| 14uv | Ladybug pendant | |
| 15uv | Ladybug pendant | |
| 16uv | Lizard pendant |
Hazard identified
The recalled pieces of jewellery contain metallic components with excess allowable limit of lead. In addition, these pieces of jewellery contain cadmium in excess of guidance levels proposed recently by Health Canada.
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 that contain more than 600 mg/kg total lead. Furthermore, it is prohibited to manufacture, import, advertise or sell any consumer product that is a danger to human health and safety, such as the presence of cadmium in jewellery.
Lead and cadmium are known to be very toxic metals, especially for 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.
Neither Health Canada nor Grand Fortune Import has received any reports of incidents or illnesses related to the use of these products.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit Health Canada's website: It's Your Health: Effects of Lead on Human Health and About Lead and Cadmium hazards in children's Jewellery.
Number sold
Approximately 13,176 units of the recalled children's jewellery were sold at various stores across western Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from 2005 to September 2012.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Importer
-
Grand Fortune Import
Surrey
British Columbia
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled jewellery away from children and dispose of the item in their regular household waste.
