Tween Brands Recalls Children's Metal Jewelry Due to High Levels of Cadmium

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #10297) was formally reported on July 13, 2010. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Tween Brands Inc., of New Albany, Ohio is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 137,000 units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: The children's metal jewelry contains high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is toxic if ingested by children and can cause adverse health effects. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should immediately take the recalled jewelry away from children and return it to any Justice or Limited Too store for a full refund. — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 16 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.