BABY BRACELETS AND PACIFIER CLIPS POSE RISK OF LEAD POISONING ACCIDENT

From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Bronx Injury Attorney)

Why, oh why, are products still being sold in New York and the U.S.A. that use lead-based paint?

The latest product recall is for: Allreds Design Baby Bracelets and Pacifier Clips.

About 900 of these were manufactured in the United States and distributed by Allreds Design (doing business as Hidden Hollow Beads), of Fort Duchesne, Utah. They were sold in 2008 for about $5.00.

The recalled bracelets and pacifier clip clasps contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and may lead to accidental lead poisoning, which can damage and hurt childrens' health.

Allreds Design reports a 10-month-old infant who was treated for accidental lead poisoning.

The recall includes Allreds Design-brand baby bracelets and pacifier clips. The bracelets are sold in sizes 0-6 months, 1-4 years, and 4-8 years of age. The baby bracelets and pacifier clips have crystal and plastic beads in various colors with a metal clasp.

If you have this product in your home, please throw it away.