Recall On Dangerous Toys - Children's Bracelets

The CPSC has issued a recall for Children’s Happy Charm Bracelets and Football Rings due to high levels of cadmium.

"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2010
Release #10-287 Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 390-5470
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908


Children’s Jewelry Recalled by SmileMakers Due to High Levels of Cadmium
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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Children’s Happy Charm Bracelets and Football Rings

Units: About 66,200 Charm Bracelets and 2,200 Rings

Importer: Toy Network, of Indianola, Iowa and Fun Express Oriental Trading Company, of Omaha, Neb.

Distributor: SmileMakers Inc., of Spartanburg, S.C.

Hazard: The metal substrate in the jewelry contains high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves “Happy” charm bracelets and football rings. The “Happy” charm bracelet is comprised of colorful beads on a small elastic band to which a metal charm in the shape of a butterfly, moon or sun is attached. The football ring is a small adjustable metal band to which a football charm (made of metal) is attached.

Distributed at: Doctor and dentist offices nationwide from June 2005 through March 2010 for free.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled jewelry away from children and discard the product.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact SmileMakers toll-free at (877) 390-5470 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, visit the company’s website at www.smilemakers.com, or send email to product.questions@smilemakers.com"

McDonald's Shrek Forever After™ Glassware Recall

On our way home from the beach Saturday, we stopped at a McDonald’s to make use of their facilities and to get McFlurry’s. I ordered the snack size ones, and they were great.

I noticed a sign posted on the counter about a recall on the Shrek Forever After™ Glassware. The sign didn’t say why, so I checked their website for more information.


“McDonald’s® USA Voluntarily Recalls Shrek Forever After™ Glassware
Instructions for Returning Glassware Will be Posted on Company’s Web Site
OAK BROOK, Ill. (June 4, 2010) – In collaboration with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and as a precautionary measure, McDonald’s USA today issued a voluntary recall of its four Shrek Forever After™ glassware recently offered in its U.S. restaurants. Customers should stop using the glasses and visit www.mcdonalds.com/glasses beginning June 8 for instructions on how to return them and get a refund.”

You can visit their website for the full Press Release. The glasses are being recalled because of the cadmium present in the glasses.

“When the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission approached McDonald’s about cadmium in their current movie-themed drinking glasses, the company responded quickly, agreed to cooperate fully and acted on the side of caution,” said Scott Wolfson, Director of the Office of Information and Public Affairs, CPSC. “The glasses have far less cadmium than the children’s metal jewelry that CPSC has previously recalled.”

If you have these glasses, you can return them to McDonald’s.