Reebok Recalls Bracelet Linked to Child’s Lead Poisoning Death
Kids’ product recall 06-119. Announced by CPSC on Mar 23, 2006.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 23, 2006. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The recalled jewelry contains high levels of lead, posing a risk of lead poisoning and adverse health effects to young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the charm bracelets away from children and dispose of the entire bracelet.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Reebok at (888) 225 2353 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit Reebok’s Web site at www.reebok.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recall involves an 8-inch long metal bracelet with a heart-shaped charm. The name “Reebok” is engraved on the one side of the charm. The charm bracelet was provided as a free gift with the purchase of various styles of children’s footwear.
About 300,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Reebok Heart-Shaped Charm Bracelets.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
884313581476
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Reebok International Ltd., Canton, Mass.
- Major shoe stores nationwide from May 2004 through March 2006. The manufacturer’s retail price of the shoes ranged between $33 and $50.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Reebok has received a report of a death caused by lead poisoning of a 4-year-old child from Minneapolis, Minn. The child reportedly swallowed a piece from one of these bracelets.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.