Dollar General Merchandising · Recalled
Various Metal Key Chains Recalled by Dollar General for Lead Poisoning Hazard
The key chains contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
- Units
- About 396,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $1
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
This recall involves three styles of metal key chains including a flip flop design, dangling charms and a letter. The flip flop charms were sold in purple, yellow and aqua blue and have a flower at the top. Charms on the dangling-style key chain include a cross, flower, shamrock, and a heart that hangs from a short silver chain. The letter-style key chain is a silver metal letter in the English alphabet. The words "KeyChain" and "Dollar General $1.25" are printed on the front of the packaging for each style.
The file
- Sold at
- Dollar General stores nationwide from December 2005 through January 2007 for $1.25.
- Product type
- Key Rings/Chains
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Dollar General Merchandising, Inc., of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take these key chains away from young children and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or replacement product.
For additional information, contact Dollar General Corp. at (800) 678-9258 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.dollargeneral.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated APR 03 2007; last revised JUN 12 2014.
