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Mood Bracelet
- 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-500001923
Affected products
Mood Bracelet
Product description
This recall involves mood bracelets by Butterfly Fashion Trading. The bracelet is metallic and has multi-coloured dolphins linked together.
Hazard identified
Testing by Health Canada has revealed that the recalled bracelet contains lead in excess of the allowable limit. 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 these bracelets.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit Health Canada's Web page Healthy Living: Lead and Human Health.
Number sold
Approximately 48 units of the recalled bracelets were distributed in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled bracelets were distributed from January 2008 to January 2009.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Distributor
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Butterfly Fashions Trading
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled bracelets away from children and dispose of them in regular household garbage.