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Various Impulse! and Co. and Party Princess Children Jewellery
- Starting date:
- January 23, 2012
- Posting date:
- January 23, 2012
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Clothing and Accessories
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Audience:
- General Public (GP)
- Identification number:
- RA-500002752
Expansion of December 2011 Recall
Affected products
Various Impulse! and Co. and Party Princess Children Jewellery
Product description
This recall involves various pieces of children's jewellery and a cell phone charm sold with the brand names "Impulse! and Co." and "Party Princess" with style numbers listed below. The UPC can be found on the backing of the packaging.
| Brand | Style No. | Product Description | UPC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impulse! & Co. |
16068 16070 16071 16072 47078 47079 47080 47084 47086 47087 47089 |
Skull Rings, 2 pieces Skull Rings, 2 pieces Skull cell phone charm Skull charm bracelet Bracelet with butterfly charm Anklet with butterfly charm Anklet with butterfly charm Bracelet with sandal charm Anklet with sandal charm Anklet with sandal charm Suede Necklace with sandal charm |
064055160683 064055160706 064055160713 064055160720 064055470782 064055470799 064055470805 064055470843 064055470867 064055470874 064055470898 |
| Party Princess |
18547 18548 18550 18551 18552 18553 18554 18555 18557 18558 |
Bracelet and ring set with heart Bracelet and ring set with butterfly Necklace with flower and ballerina Necklace with flower and heart Necklace with flowers Bead Necklace with flower Bead Necklace with heart Bead Necklace with butterfly Necklace and bracelet set with sandal Necklace and bracelet set with heart |
064055185471 064055185488 064055185501 064055185518 064055185525 064055185532 064055185549 064055185556 064055185570 064055185587 |
Hazard identified
The recalled pieces of jewellery may contain lead in excess of the allowable limits. In addition, these pieces of jewellery may contain cadmium in excess of guidance levels proposed recently by Health Canada.
The Impulse! and Co. skull cell phone charm is included in this recall as it may also contain high levels of lead and cadmium.
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.
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: It's Your Health: Effects of Lead on Human Health and About Lead and Cadmium hazards in children's Jewellery
Number sold
Approximately 29,496 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 January 2005 to December 2011.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Importer
-
Deejay Jewellery Inc.
Montreal
Quebec
CANADA
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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 Deejay Jewellery Inc. Customer Service at 1-888-382-4840 ext 217 or via email.