Hi everyone, I work in a TV station news department and mostly lurk in these newsgroups. I came across this story on the newswire at work and thought it important enough to post here. Sorry it's in all-caps, but that's how it was on the wire. Story below my signature. ~Peggy
A "CHARMING" ACCESSORY MAY PUT CONSUMERS AT RISK FOR LEAD POISONING.
THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION SAYS A NEW JERSEY COMPANY IS RECALLING
NEARLY THREE-MILLION METAL CHARMS.
THE CHARMS WERE SOLD AS DECORATIONS FOR GREETING CARDS AND GIFTS...BUT ARE ALSO
USED TO MAKE NECKLACES AND BRACELETS.
THEY WERE SOLD PRIMARILY AT "MICHAELS" STORES AND OTHER ARTS-N-CRAFTS OUTLETS.
THE SILVER-COLORED CHARMS WERE MADE IN CHINA AND SOLD IN PACKAGES OF TWO TO
TWELVE FOR BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR DOLLARS.
THE C-P-S-C SAYS THE RECALL IS BEING PROMPTED BY REPORTS THAT A SIX-YEAR-OLD
CALIFORNIA GIRL REPORTEDLY
SUFFERED LEAD POISONING AFTER PLACING A CHARM IN HER MOUTH.
THE CHARMS WERE ON THE MARKET FROM JULY 2002 TO FEBRUARY 2005 AT MICHAELS, AT
RECOLLECTIONS FROM OCTOBER 2004 TO FEBRUARY 2005 AND AT HANCOCK FABRICS FROM
JANUARY 2004 TO JANUARY 2005.