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Children's Rings from the MAJA collection by Créations DPR
- Starting date:
- November 19, 2012
- Posting date:
- November 19, 2012
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Jewellery
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-15829
Updated January 23, 2013
Affected products
Children's Rings from the MAJA collection by Créations DPR
Product description
This recall involves various models of adjustable metal rings for children.
| Item Number | Product Description |
|---|---|
| CHE152R | Bee |
|
CHE337R CHE382R |
Cat |
| CHE286R | Cat/bicycle |
|
CHE150R CHE338R CHE339R |
Heart |
|
CHE151R CHE229R CHE385R |
Flower |
|
CHE308R CHE340R |
Hello Kitty |
| CHE228R | Rattle |
| CHE231R | Cub |
|
CHE149R CHE230R CHE383R CHE384R |
Butterfly |
| CHE288R | Panda |
| CHE307R | Fish |
| CHE287R | Purse |
Hazard identified
Health Canada's sampling and evaluation program has revealed that the recalled jewellery contains lead in excess of 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.
Lead is very toxic to children, even at low exposure levels. Children can ingest lead when they chew, suck, or swallow jewellery items containing lead which can cause damage to their bodies. Potential health effects associated with exposure to high levels of lead include vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, coma or even death.
Neither Health Canada nor Créations DPR Inc. has received any reports of incidents or illnesses related to the use of these products.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit Health Canada's Web site It's Your Health: Effects of Lead on Human Health and Health Canada Advises Consumers of Lead and Cadmium Hazard in Children's Jewellery.
Number sold
Approximately 44,913 units of the recalled products were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold between November 2009 and September 2012.
Place of origin
Made in China.
Companies
- Importer
-
Créations DPR Inc.
Quebec
Quebec
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled jewellery away from children and dispose of the item in their regular household waste.
For more information, consumers may contact Créations DPR Inc. by telephone at 1-418-627-5735 or by dialling 1-800-463-2600 toll-free, or by e-mail at ppcouture@videotron.ca.