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Celebrate Express has recalled 194,000 Gigantic Gemstone Rings because they could contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by children and can cause a range of severe health problems, including brain damage, and at high doses, even death.
The toy ring is silver-colored metallic with a large plastic gemstone in blue, red, purple, green, or clear. The rings were sold individually and as part of party favor, costume, and heirloom sets, from October 2003 through October 2006 at Celebrate Express, Birthday Express, Costume Express, and Storybook Heirloom Web sites and catalogs, and at the Birthday Express retail outlet in Kirkland, Wash., for about $1.50. No injuries or incidents have been reported.
A week after this recall, the Consumer Product Safety Commission unanimously approved an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that could lead to a ban of children's metal jewelry ...