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CPSC: Children's Necklaces, CD and MP3 Players Sold at Limited Too and
Justice Stores Recalled by Tween Brands Due to Violation of Lead Paint
Standard
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:07102008
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 Products: Children's Ball and Heart Necklaces, Portable CD and
MP3 Players
Units: About 12,000
Importer: Tween Brands Inc., of New Albany, Ohio
Hazard: Surface coatings on these products could contain excessive
levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves a Ball and Heart Necklace with pink
beads of varying sizes and a pink heart located in the center; a
Portable CD Player with flowers and dots available in blue and pink; a
pink MP3 Player with purple, green, blue, yellow, and red hearts; and a
light blue MP3 Player with a picture of a monkey's face on the front.
Sold at: Limited Too and Justice retail stores nationwide, the Limited
Too catazine (catalog), and on www.limitedtoo.com from May 2007 through
August 2008. The Ball and Heart Necklace sold for about $8, the
Portable CD Players sold for about $25, and the MP3 Players sold for
about $55.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these recalled products away
from children and return them to any Limited Too or Justice store for a
full refund and a coupon for a 15% discount off a future purchase.
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 or can injure children. 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 30 percent decline in the rate of
deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30
years.
CONTACT: Consumer Contact, Tween Brands
Tel: +1 800 934 4497 (9 a.m - 5 p.m. ET Monday - Friday)
WWW: http://www.limitedtoo.com
WWW: http://www.shopjustice.com
Recall Hotline, CPSC
Tel: +1 800 638 2772
Media Contact, CPSC
Tel: +1 301 504 7908
Tel: +1 800 638 8270 (teletypewriter)
WWW: http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html
WWW: http://www.cpsc.gov
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