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Various Children's Jewellery
- Starting date:
- December 21, 2011
- Posting date:
- December 21, 2011
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Jewellery
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public (GP)
- Identification number:
- RA-500002723
Affected products
Various Children's Jewellery
Product description
This recall involves various pieces of children's jewellery sold with the brand names "Impulse! & Co." and "Party Princess".
| Brand | Product Description | UPC |
|---|---|---|
| Impulse! & Co. | Skull Rings, 2 pieces, Style # 16069 | 0 64055 16069 0 |
| Charm chain anklet with blue butterfly, Style # 47081 | 0 64055 47081 2 | |
| Party Princess | Necklace and ring set with pink butterfly, 2 pieces, Style # 18549 | 0 64055 18549 5 |
| Bead necklace with blue heart pendant, 2 pieces, Style # 18556 | 0 64055 18556 3 |
Hazard identified
Health Canada's sampling and evaluation program has revealed that the recalled pieces of jewellery contains lead in excess of the 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 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.
Children can ingest lead or cadmium when they chew, suck, or swallow jewellery items containing these metals.
In laboratory testing, the products were found to contain between 58% and 86% total lead which is far in excess of legal limits.
Neither Health Canada nor Deejay Jewellery Inc. has received any reports of incidents or illnesses related to the use of this product.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit Health Canada's: Effects of Lead on Human Health and Lead and Cadmium Hazard in Children's Jewellery.
Number sold
Approximately 5,604 units of the recalled children's jewellery were sold at various stores across Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold in Canada from February 2005 to December 2011.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Importer
-
Dee-Jay Inc.
Montreal
Quebec
CANADA
Tel: 1-888-382-4840
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled jewellery away from children and dispose of them. Consumers are asked to contact their municipality for instructions on disposing items containing lead.
For more information, consumers may contact Dee-Jay Inc. Customer Service at 1-888-382-4840, extension 217 or via e-mail.