Wal-Mart Recalls Charm Key Chains Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
Home product recall 08-250. Announced by CPSC on Apr 18, 2008.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 18, 2008. 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 charms on the key chain can contain high levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested and can cause adverse health effects.
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What should you do?
Consumers should not allow children to handle the key chain and return it to any Wal-Mart store for a full refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For further information, contact Wal-Mart at (800) 925-6278 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.walmartstores.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled key chain has several charms including a button, clover, leaf, heart and a sand dollar. The charms hang from a silver-colored chain. The words “Hip charm” and UPC (#31568 11017) are printed on the product’s packaging.
About 12,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Hip Charm Key Chains.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
3156811017
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by FGX International Inc., Smithfield, R.I.
- Distributed by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville, Ark.
- Wal-Mart stores nationwide from April 2005 through April 2008 for about $6.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The Illinois Attorney General informed Wal-Mart and CPSC on April 16, 2008, that the key chain was found in the home of a 9-month-old child who was discovered to have high blood-levels of lead. The child was observed mouthing this key chain.
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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.