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Necklaces with strawberry pendant and a camera pendant
- Starting date:
- December 21, 2011
- Posting date:
- December 21, 2011
- 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-500002726
Affected products
Metallic necklaces with a strawberry shaped pendant and a camera shaped pendant
Product description
This recall involves two metallic necklaces and pendants: one with a strawberry shaped pendant (style # 14130477) and the other with a camera shaped pendant (style # 14126906).
Hazard identified
Health Canada's sampling and testing program revealed that the rings contain cadmium in excess of guidance levels proposed recently by Health Canada.
Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, 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.
Cadmium is a heavy metal which is known to be more toxic than lead. Both 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 Actionmatic Ltd. has received any reports of incidents or illnesses related to the use of this product.
For more information on cadmium exposure, visit Health Canada's Cadmium in Children's Jewellery Products and Health Canada Advises Consumers of Lead and Cadmium Hazard in Children's Jewellery.
Number sold
Approximately 1,287 units of the strawberry shaped pendant and 1,683 units of the camera shaped pendant were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The strawberry shaped pendants were sold from October 2010 to December 2011 and the camera shaped pendants were sold from August 2010 to December 2011.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China
Companies
- Importer
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Arden Holdings Inc.
Montreal
Quebec
CANADA
Tel: 1-866-322-4442
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the jewellery away from children and safely dispose of it.
Consumers may contact their municipality for instructions on how to dispose of the recalled product.
For additional information, consumers may call customer service at Ardene Holdings Inc. at 1-866-322-4442 or visit the firm's Web site.