Retailers to Recall Lead-Based Jewelry

Source: Associated Press

Retailers to Recall Lead-Based Jewelry


Wednesday November 21, 2007 8:16 PM

By NATASHA T. METZLER and MICHAEL GORMLEY

Associated Press Writers

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than a half-million pieces
of Chinese-made children's jewelry contaminated with
lead are being recalled, it was announced Wednesday.

The recalled merchandise involves 205,000 pieces sold by
Family Dollar Stores Inc., 200,000 pieces sold by Michaels
Stores Inc., 43,000 charm bracelets and tack pin sets sold
by Big Lots Inc. and 45,000 stretchable bracelets imported
by Cherrydale Fundraising LLC, 10,400 necklaces and
bracelets manufactured by Colossal Jewelry & Accessories
Inc., and 4,500 necklace and earring sets made by La
Femme NY 2 Inc., officials announced.

The enforcement action was a cooperative effort by New
York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and the federal
Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC said it was
tipped about the hazardous jewerly by Cuomo's office.
In addition to the recall, a number of retailers,
including Big Lots and Michaels, agreed in a settlement
to immediately stop sales of lead-tainted jewelry.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7094750,00.html

three or four years ago.

It has donkeys and flags and stuff all over it.

That's the only really cheapo thing like that I have and I wonder if it's one of those lead-plus things.