WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: ALLREDS DESIGN BABY BRACELETS AND PACIFIER CLIPS
UNITS: ABOUT 900
MANUFACTURER: ALLREDS DESIGN (DOING BUSINESS AS HIDDEN HOLLOW BEADS), OF FORT DUCHESNE, UTAH
HAZARD: THE RECALLED BRACELETS AND PACIFIER CLIP CLASPS CONTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD. LEAD IS TOXIC IF INGESTED BY YOUNG CHILDREN AND CAN CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: ALLREDS DESIGN RECEIVED ONE REPORT OF A 10-MONTH-OLD CHILD WHO WAS TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN FOR ELEVATED LEAD LEVELS.
DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INCLUDES ALLREDS DESIGN BRAND BABY BRACELETS AND PACIFIER CLIPS. THE BRACELETS ARE SOLD IN SIZES 0-6 MONTHS, 1-4 YEARS, AND 4-8 YEARS OF AGE. THE BABY BRACELETS AND PACIFIER CLIPS HAVE CRYSTAL AND PLASTIC BEADS IN VARIOUS COLORS WITH A METAL CLASP.
SOLD BY: RESALE STORES AND OTHER CONSIGNMENT RETAILERS NATIONWIDE FROM JUNE 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008 FOR ABOUT $5.
MANUFACTURED IN: UNITED STATES
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TAKE THESE RECALLED BRACELETS AND PACIFIER CLIPS AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND CONTACT ALLREDS DESIGN FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT BRACELET OR PACIFIER CLIP.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ALLREDS DESIGN TOLL-FREE AT (866) 695-3551 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 4 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
NOTE: HIDDEN HOLLOW BEADS WAS ALERTED TO THIS HAZARD BY JEFFERSON COUNTY’S HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN MISSOURI.
So sick of our Gov for letting our children be poisened! We STILL PAY other countries for poisening our children with lead etc… Now we can’t trust our prescriptions either!