Creative Products toy jewelry sets
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Creative Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling approximately 28,000 toy jewelry sets due to choking hazards. Three different sets are affected: one contains a brown bead necklace with hair combs, another contains matching brown bead necklaces and bracelets, and the third contains earrings with matching necklaces and bracelets. The necklaces and bracelets in the first two sets can break and release small beads that young children could inhale into their lungs. The earring clasps in the third set can detach, posing a choking risk. The jewelry sets were sold at dollar-type and discount stores in the East, Midwest, and South between August 1995 and November 1995 for approximately $1 each. The CPSC and Creative Products Inc. are not aware of any injuries from these products.
Consumers who have these jewelry sets should take them away from young children immediately and return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. For more information about the recall, consumers can contact Creative Products Inc. at (800) 366-6686.
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Choking
Toy Jewelry Sets Recalled by Creative Products NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nychelle White July 10, 1997 (301) 504-7063 Release # 97-155 CPSC, Creative Products Inc. Announce Recall of Toy Jewelry Sets WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Creative Products Inc. of Skokie, Ill., is voluntarily recalling about 28,000 toy jewelry sets. The necklaces and bracelets of two different sets can break, releasing small beads. The earring clasps of a third set can come off. Young children can choke on the earring clasps and inhale the beads into their lungs which could lead to death. CPSC and Creative Products Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these toy jewelry sets. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. There are three different jewelry assortments involved in this recall. One set contains a 16-inch brown bead necklace and 4 brown hair combs. The beads are grouped in threes and are separated by black and white discs. Another set contains a brown 8-inch bead bracelet that matches a brown 18-inch bead necklace. The beads are separated by bamboo- shaped pieces. At the center of each necklace and bracelet are several black and brown triangle-shaped ornaments. The third set contains earrings along with a matching multi- colored 18-inch bead necklace and 6-inch bead bracelet. An orange sunburst ornament with a face embossed in the center is attached to the yellow earring clasps, three sunbursts are attached to the necklace, and one sunburst is attached to the bracelet. Dollar-type and discount stores in the East, Midwest, and South sold the jewelry sets from August 1995 through November 1995 for about $1. Consumers should take the jewelry sets away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information about this recall, consumers should call Creative Products Inc. at (800) 366-6686.
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