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Lead Poisoning Hazard Prompts Cardinal Distributing to Again Recall Children's Rings

U.S. CPSCChemicalIngestionMay 2, 2007
Recalled Children's Ring with Dice
Recalled Children's Ring with Dice
Recalled Children's Ring with Horseshoe
Recalled Children's Ring with Horseshoe

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

The rings contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. These rings were subject to the July 2004 recall of 150 million pieces of children's metal jewelry. The firm placed the recalled rings that it had pulled from stores back into circulation.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately take the recalled rings away from children and throw the rings away.

Incidents & injuries

None reported.

Product description

The recalled rings are silver with either dice or horseshoes on top. The numbers on some of the dice are painted in various colors, others are not painted. The horseshoes have either pink and green or purple and yellow painted polka dots.

Sold on

Vending machines located in malls, discount, department and grocery stores in the Baltimore, Maryland area from August 2004 through March 2007 for about 25 cents

Contact the company

For additional information, contact Cardinal Distributing Co. Inc. at (800) 368-2062 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.vendingdepot.com

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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