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Misc. News : Recalls & Alerts Last Updated: Oct 6, 2008 - 12:00:27 PM


Wal-Mart Recalls Charm Key Chains Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
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Apr 18, 2008 - 11:15:54 PM

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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2008
Release #08-250

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 925-6278
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Wal-Mart Recalls Charm Key Chains Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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: "Hip Charm" Key Chains

Units: About 12,000

Distributor: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark.

Importer: FGX International Inc., of Smithfield, R.I.

Hazard: The charms on the key chain can contain high levels of lead,
which is toxic if ingested and can cause adverse health effects.

Incidents/Injuries: The Illinois Attorney General informed Wal-Mart and
CPSC on April 16, 2008, that the key chain was found in the home of a
9-month-old child who was discovered to have high blood-levels of lead.
The child was observed mouthing this key chain.

Description: The recalled key chain has several charms including a
button, clover, leaf, heart and a sand dollar. The charms hang from a
silver-colored chain. The words "Hip charm" and UPC (#31568 11017) are
printed on the product's packaging.

Sold at: Wal-Mart stores nationwide from April 2005 through April 2008
for about $6.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should not allow children to handle the key chain and
return it to any Wal-Mart store for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For further information, contact Wal-Mart at (800)
925-6278 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit
the firm's Web site at www.walmartstores.com

To see this release on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub /prerel/prhtml08/08250.html


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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more
than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents
cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure
the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools,
cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly
to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with
consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or
visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email
subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist .aspx.





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