The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·98147·Announced 1998-07-28

Almar Sales Recalls Expressions Children's Jewelry Sets Due to Choking Hazard

Almar Sales is recalling about 28,000 Expressions children's jewelry sets because the elastic cords 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 risk-of-harm product (choking hazard for young children) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Almar Sales Co. Inc. is voluntarily recalling approximately 28,000 units of Expressions brand children's jewelry sets in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recalled products consist of bracelets and necklaces made from colorful plastic beads strung on elastic cords. The hazard arises because the necklaces and bracelets can break, releasing small plastic beads that pose potential choking and aspiration hazards to young children.

The affected jewelry sets were sold in five specific styles: NB104 (round with hearts or hearts, flowers, and cylinders), NB113 (round with apples, bananas, cherries, grapes, or pineapples), NB114 (round with slippers), NB118 (round with bears), and NB136 (round with a combination of hearts, stars, cylinders, and/or disks). The style number is located on the cardboard hang tag attached to the sets. These items were sold at toy and novelty stores nationwide from January 1994 through June 1998 for approximately $1 each. CPSC and Almar Sales are not aware of any injuries involving these jewelry sets, and the recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.

Consumers should take the recalled jewelry away from children immediately. To obtain a refund, consumers should return the items to the store where purchased or directly to Almar Sales Co. at 17 West 37th St., New York, NY 10018. For more information, consumers can call Almar Sales Co. Inc. at (800) 251-2522 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday. Other Expressions brand jewelry sets or sets with clasps are not involved in this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Expressions children's jewelry sets
Manufacturer
Almar Sales
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Jewelry
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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