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Spider Earrings
- Starting date:
- February 1, 2009
- Posting date:
- February 1, 2009
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Clothing and Accessories, Jewellery
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Poisoning Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001922
Affected products
Spider Earrings
Product description
This recall involves metal spider earrings with a red jewel body. The product has the brand name Seasons written on the package and is labelled for ages 8+.
Hazard identified
The spider legs on the recalled earrings contain excessive levels of lead. 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 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 4,920 units were sold at Value Village stores across Canada.
Time period sold
The earrings were sold from October 2008 through December 2008.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Manufacturer
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Seasons (HK) Ltd.
HONG KONG
- Importer
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Value Village (Savers)
Bellevue
Washington
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled earrings away from children and dispose of them in regular household garbage.