Yet another set of children’s jewelry is being recalled due to high levels of lead paint. This time, the products are Makit & Bakit Jewelry Sets and Suncatcher Sets. More than 70,000 pieces were sold nationwide that are now included in the recall. Read on for specific product numbers.

The manufacturer, based in Michigan, is QuinCrafts. The following jewelry sets sold from August 2007 to March of this year for approximately $2:

For photos of the recalled toys and information on what to do, visit the official Consumer Product Safety Commission press release.

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Disney has announced a particularly unsettling lead-paint recall: sleeping bags. The company is recalling more than 4,000 children’s sleeping bags decorated in a Pirates of the Caribbean theme. The sleeping bags were sold for approximately $25 in Disney stores all across the country between April and October of last year.

The fact that a children’s sleeping bag could be coated in lead paint is quite disconcerting. Details of the recall explain that the specific part of the product effected is the zipper pull along the side of the bag. While the cartoon pirates on the bag and other parts are reported to be safe, this small zipper has effectively ‘hijacked’ the safety of the entire product.

If you have this Disney Sleeping Bag, take it away from the child immediately and bring it to the Disney store for a full refund.

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On April 10, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of a widely-distributed children’s toy that has been on consumer shelves for nearly two years. Named “Hillbilly Teeth,” these fake teeth retail at $2 for a two-pack of fake yellowed teeth in brown gums. Since March of 2005, the toy has been sold in gas stations, grocery stores, drug stores, and mass retailers all across the country. (more…)

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