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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.



