Love Pearl pendant and necklace and Tour Collection AC/DC pendant and… — recall 22307

Reported risk: Health Canada's sampling and evaluation program has revealed that the recalled piece of jewellery contains lead in excess of the allowable limits. In addition, this piece of jewellery contains cadmium in excess of guidance levels proposed recently by Health Canada. Under the Children's Jewellery Regulations of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, it is illegal to import, advertise or sell jewellery items that appeal primarily to children under 15 years of age and contain more than 600 mg/kg total lead. Lead and cadmium are known to be very toxic metal, especially for children. A range of serious health effects have been associated with exposure to lead and cadmium, including anemia, vomiting, diarrhea, serious brain injury, convulsions, coma, as well as effects related to the liver, kidneys, heart and immune system. In extreme cases, there have been deaths. Children can ingest lead or cadmium when they chew, suck, or swallow jewellery items containing these metals. Neither Health Canada nor Bianca Amor's Liquidation Supercentre have received any reports of incidents or illnesses related to the use of these products. For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit Health Canada's: It's Your Health: Effects of Lead on Human Health and About Lead and Cadmium Hazards in Children's Jewellery .