2 Products for Children Have Been Recalled Nationwide for Serious Health Risks

If your holiday gift exchange involved the little ones in your life, you might want to circle back for a safety check. Two nationwide recalls on products sold at major retailers are highlighting children’s health risks due to faulty manufacturing processes.

The first, recently announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), involved over 85,000 Melii Baby Silicone Spoons, sold at Aldi Grocery Stores, Buy Buy Baby, Amazon, and other retailers. The safety authority initiated the recall when the company received two reports that the spoons had broken apart during use, posing a choking hazard.

The items were sold in multi-color packs of either three or four, are each about six inches long, and feature animal shapes at the handle, including dino, dog, shark and unicorn shapes. The spoons were also included in all five-piece silicone feeding sets made by the brand, paired with silicone bibs, bowls, and plates.

The hazardous spoons have the following date codes printed on the back of the spoons:

It’s said no injuries had been reported at press time in relation to the recall. However, according to the New York State Department of Health, over 12,000 children are taken to the hospital every year due to choking incidents.

The second recall, announced by the CPSC on January 2, warns that nearly 7,000 units of children’s jewelry have been recalled due to the presence of lead and the toxic metal cadmium. Their notice implicates three Yaomiao-branded children’s jewelry sets sold on Amazon, which contain between three and 12 pieces of jewelry each.

The jewelry is silver colored and includes multicolored gems in various shapes, including a unicorn, a butterfly, a heart, a turtle, a star, or a rainbow with a cloud. The sets are individually packaged inside a lavender box, which has the words “A Special Gift for the Charming You” printed on it.

“The recalled jewelry sets contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban and levels of cadmium that are prohibited in children’s products by the Federal Hazardous Substances Act,” the recall notice states. “Lead and cadmium are toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.”

The Cleveland Clinic explains that lead poisoning usually occurs after ingesting lead through contaminated food or drink, “but touching or breathing in the toxic metal can also cause it.” They add that exposure to heavy metals, including lead and cadmium, can cause irreversible damage if left untreated. “While we use and interact with metals every day, certain heavy metals are toxic because the molecules that make up the metal damage or negatively interact with the cells in your body that are essential to keep your organs functioning,” their experts explain.

Symptoms of heavy metal poisoning can range in severity based on the length and type of exposure. The Cleveland Clinic says that some common symptoms include:

Severe symptoms that can be life threatening include:

If you believe that you have purchased either of the affected children’s products, discontinue their use immediately. In both cases, you can receive a full refund by taking a picture of the product before disposing of it safely, and sending the photo to the company for proof of purchase.

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