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Hair barrettes with attached charms of various designs

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DescriptionHair barrettes with attached charms of various designs Product description This recall involves hair barrettes labelled "hair ornaments" with various charms. Hazard identified Health Canada's sampling and evaluation program has revealed that the charms on the recalled piece of jewellery contain lead in excess of the allowable limit. 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. In laboratory testing, the metal charms on the clips were found to be composed of 74% total lead which is far in excess of the legal limits. Neither Health Canada nor Donovan Distributors Ltd. 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: Effects of Lead on Human Health. Number sold Details on the number of units distributed, the retail locations and time period in which these products were sold across Canada are not available because the importer of this jewellery item is no longer in business. Health Canada has only been able to ascertain recall information from the Atlantic distributor, Donovan Distributors Ltd., where the sample was obtained. 120 units of the recalled barrettes have been sold in Atlantic Canada. Please note that this product may have been sold elsewhere across Canada by other distributors. Time period sold The recalled products were sold in Atlantic Canada in May 2010. Place of origin Manufactured in China. Companies Importer Toronto Imports and Exports Toronto Ontario CANADA Distributor Donovan Distributors Ltd. Saint John New Brunswick CANADA Images (select thumbnail to enlarge - opens in a new window)

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  • 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.
  • Consumers in Atlantic Canada can contact Donovan Distributors Ltd. for more information at 1-800-561-3335.
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