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                U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

For Immediate Release                                                         Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 832-0224        

December 13, 2006                                                                                             CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772                     

Release #07-051                                                                                                  CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908                                            

Children’s Butterfly Necklaces Recalled by U.S. Toy Co. Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard  

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. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)

Name of Product: Children’s Butterfly Necklaces

Units: About 29,000

Manufacturer: U.S. Toy Co. Inc., of Grandview, Mo.

Hazard: The clasps on the necklaces contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recalled necklaces are silver-colored with multi-colored pendants shaped as butterflies. The pendant hangs from a silver-colored chain. The necklaces’ packaging is pink and purple cardboard with “Butterfly Necklace” printed on the front and “Item #JA442” on the back.

Sold by: U.S. Toy Co. retail stores, at www.ustoy.com, children’s, and small discount stores nationwide from October 2005 through November 2006 for about $4 per dozen.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled jewelry away from children and return the necklaces to the store where purchased for a free replacement product, or contact U.S. Toy Company for information on returning recalled necklaces purchased on the Web site.

Customer Contact: For more information, contact U.S. Toy Co. Inc. at (800) 832-0224 between 8:30am and 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.ustoy.com.

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 $700 billion annually.  The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. 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.

 To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

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