Children's Jewelry Sold at American Girl Stores recall: Lead
Children's Jewelry Sold at American Girl Stores Recalled for Lead Poisoning Hazard
Why was Children's Jewelry Sold at American Girl Stores recalled?
The recalled jewelry contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately take recalled jewelry away from children and return the items for a full refund (including applicable tax and return postage costs) to: American Girl Jewelry Recall, P.O. Box 620974, Middleton, WI 53562-0974 Contact: For additional information, contact American Girl at (800) 659-0164 between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. CT, seven days a week, or visit American Girl's Web site at www.americangirl.com/recall
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- American Girl Children's Jewelry
- Company
- American Girl Inc., of Middleton, Wis., a division of Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif.
- Quantity
- About 180,000
- Sold at
- Only American Girl Place in Chicago and New York, and the American Girl Outlet in Oshkosh, Wis., from May 1999 through February 2006 for between $8 and $12. American Girl jewelry sold through its catalogue or Web site is not included in the recall.
- Recall date
- March 30, 2006
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recall includes American Girl necklaces, bracelets, earrings and hair accessories for girls. The recall does not include jewelry for American Girl dolls. The jewelry's packaging features a red and white cardboard backing with "American Girl" and "Made in China" written on the front.