Buy-Rite Designs · Recalled
CPSC Issues Warning on Children's Winter and Holiday-Themed Charm Bracelets with High Levels of Cadmium
The bracelets contain high levels of cadmium. Laboratory analysis determined that following a 24-hour incubation in simulated stomach acid, over 20,000 micrograms of cadmium were released from the snowman alone. Cadmium can be toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
- Units
- Unknown
- 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 warning involves Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer brand children's Christmas and winter-themed bracelets. The two styles involved in this notice are the Bumble Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The bracelets were sold with winter and Christmas-themed charms including a snowman, Christmas tree, candy cane and snowflake.
The file
- Sold at
- Discount and dollar-type stores nationwide between 2006 and March 2009 for about $1.
- Product type
- Costume/Children's Jewelry
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Buy-Rite Designs, of Freehold, N.J. (The firm is no longer in business)
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take these charm bracelets away from children and dispose of the jewelry.
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 MAR 11 2010; last revised MAY 23 2014.
