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Product name Children’s necklaces and bracelets
Description Imported and distributed by Midwest Importers of Cannon Falls, Inc. The products are made of wooden blue, pink, purple, and yellow colored beads with white wooden rabbits and orange wooden carrots strung on elastic strings. Each product is packaged in a 3-inch by 3-inch cardboard box with a transparent plastic lid. The boxes are not labeled except for a small adhesive tag attached to an elastic string which says “Made in China” and bears the Cannon Falls copyright. 
Problem The paint on the beads contains levels of lead that exceed government standards, presenting a safety hazard to children 
Distribution Nationwide at retail stores 
Company Midwest Importers of Cannon Falls Inc., 507-263-4261 
Dates sold December 1992 through October 1993 
Date posted 12/31/2001 
 

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