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Girl's Bracelet Sets Recalled by Mission City Press Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
 

February 19, 2008

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.

Name of Product: A Life of Faith Charm Bracelet Sets

Hazard: Surface paint on the pearl white beads of the bracelet, contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Description: The recalled bracelets have a silver-colored chain and silver-colored charms, including a Bible, angel, cross, heart, and praying hands.  The bracelets were sold with clear, crystal, and pearl white beads.  The recalled sets include a bracelet for a girl to wear, along with a smaller, matching bracelet for her doll.

Sold at: Specialty toy, book, and gift stores nationwide from October 2006 through November 2007 for about $15.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the bracelet sets (including the girl's bracelet and doll's bracelet) away from children and return to the Mission City Press to receive a refund.  If you received the bracelets for free, please dispose of them or remove the pearl white beads.  Return Address:
Mission City Press
Attn: Bracelet Refund
202 Second Ave.
South Franklin, TN 67064


Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Mission City Press at (800) 840-2641 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, visit the firm's web site, or email the firm.

A picture of the recalled product is included for identification:

 

For more information on the hazard of lead, please visit our Healthy Environments Section.
 

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