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Various Pieces of Children's Jewellery
- Starting date:
- May 27, 2010
- Posting date:
- May 27, 2010
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Clothing and Accessories, Toys
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Poisoning Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500002310
Affected products
Various Pieces of Children's Jewellery
Product description
| Product Name | Description | Item Number | UPC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Cross Necklace | Black-corded necklace with a metallic clasp and silver-coloured pendant. The pendant has a purple cross on it. The label claims that the product is "Lead Free/Nickel Free". | 60814 | 062823608146 |
| Time 4 Crafts Necklace-making kits | The kit comes with a silver-coloured chain and a variety of charms. | 16525 | 062823165250 |
| Kool Charmz Necklace | Black-corded necklace with metallic cube beads. Each bead has a letter on it, and together they read "Darling". | 19820 | 062823198203 |
| Kool Charmz Interchangeable charm | Blue shoe charm with a metallic clasp. | 61380 | 062823613805 |
Hazard identified
Health Canada's sampling and evaluation program has revealed that metallic pieces on the 4 products named contain lead in excess of the allowable limit. Lead is very toxic to children even at low exposure levels. Children can ingest harmful amounts of lead when they chew, suck or swallow jewellery items containing lead.
Health Canada has not received any reports of incidents or illnesses related to the use of the recalled products.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit Healthy Canadians Lead and cadminum in children's jewellery.
Number sold
Approximately 63,260 pieces in total of the recalled Iron Cross necklace, Time 4 Crafts necklace-making kits, and Kool Charmz necklaces were sold at dollar stores across Canada.
The number of Kool Charmz interchangeable charms that were sold is not known.
Time period sold
The recalled Iron Cross necklaces and the two recalled Kool Charmz products were sold from 2004 to March 2010.
The recalled necklace-making kits were sold from February 2007 to March 2010.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Importer
-
Canasia Toys and Gifts Inc.
Vaughan
Ontario
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled necklaces and charms away from children and either return them to the point of purchase or dispose of them. Consumers are asked to contact their municipality for instructions on disposing items containing lead.