A recall has been issued for sure clothes gadgets offered at Large Tiger shops over excessive ranges of lead, in response to a discover printed by Well being Canada Tuesday.
The affected merchandise embody two-piece shorts units from the model Actual Love Women offered between Might and October this yr underneath the type quantity S37313/Large Tiger (this quantity could be discovered on the garment’s cloth tag) and SKU quantity 1444637. Merchandise sizes 2 to 4T are affected, in response to the recall.
“The buttons on the shorts comprise lead in extra of allowable limits, posing a threat of lead publicity to kids,” the Well being Canada launch reads. “As of October 14, 2024, the corporate has obtained no report of incidents or accidents in Canada.”
Well being Canada notes that publicity to lead is related to quite a lot of destructive well being impacts together with convulsions, vomiting, diarrhea and anemia, in addition to severe impacts to the liver, kidneys, cardiovascular and immune programs.
Lead can result in problems in being pregnant and might trigger mind injury, and is particularly poisonous to kids. There isn’t a secure degree of lead publicity, well being officers say.
The recall discover advises prospects to right away cease utilizing the merchandise, and that refunds can be found upon return to Large Tiger shops. Based on reviews from the corporate, 744 of the shorts units have been offered nationwide.
Customers are reminded that promoting and even gifting away recalled merchandise is prohibited, and that these in possession of the merchandise ought to report any well being and security incidents to the division by way of an internet kind.
You may study extra within the recall discover, viewable at this hyperlink.
