The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·97155·Announced 1997-07-10

Creative Products Recalls Toy Jewelry Sets Due to Choking Hazard

Creative Products is recalling about 28,000 toy jewelry sets because necklaces and bracelets can break, releasing small beads that pose a choking hazard to young children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard with a theoretical risk of death (inhaling beads into lungs) but explicitly states that no injuries have been reported, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Creative Products Inc. of Skokie, Illinois, is voluntarily recalling approximately 28,000 toy jewelry sets in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall involves three different jewelry assortments sold at dollar-type and discount stores in the East, Midwest, and South between August 1995 and November 1995 for about $1. The sets include necklaces, bracelets, and earrings with specific bead and ornament configurations.

The hazard arises because the necklaces and bracelets of two sets can break, releasing small beads, and the earring clasps of a third set can come off. Young children can choke on the earring clasps or inhale the beads into their lungs, which could lead to death. CPSC and Creative Products Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these products, and the recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.

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, consumers can call Creative Products Inc. at (800) 366-6686.

The recalled product

Product
Creative Products toy jewelry sets
Manufacturer
Creative Products
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Jewelry
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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