Consumer product recall

Real Love Girls 2-piece short sets recalled due to lead in excess of allowable limits

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Summary

Product
Real Love Girls 2-piece short sets
Issue
Consumer products - Chemical hazard
What to do

Immediately stop using the recalled product and return it to Giant Tiger stores for a refund. 

Affected products

This recall involves the Real Love Girls 2 pieces short set, sizes 2 to 4T, style number S37313/Giant Tiger and SKU number 1444637. The style number can be found on the garment fabric tag.

Issue

The buttons on the shorts contain lead in excess of allowable limits, posing a risk of lead exposure to children.

Lead is toxic if ingested, especially to children. A range of serious health effects have been associated with exposure to lead including anemia, vomiting, diarrhea, serious brain injury, convulsions, coma, as well as effects related to the liver, kidneys, heart and immune system. In extreme cases, there have been deaths. Since lead builds up in the body, ongoing exposure to even very small amounts of lead can result in large amounts of lead being present in the body.

As of October 14, 2024, the company has received no report of incidents or injuries in Canada.

What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and return it to Giant Tiger stores for a refund.

For more information, consumers can contact Giant Tiger Customer Service by telephone toll-free at 1-833-848-4437, between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, or visit the company’s website.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.

Additional information

Background

Number Sold

The company reported that 744 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.

Time Period Sold

The affected products were sold from May 2024 to October 2024.

Place of Origin

Manufactured in Bangladesh

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Consumer product recall
Category
Consumer products - Clothing and accessories
Companies

Retailer

Giant Tiger Ltd

Ottawa

Ontario

CANADA

Importer

Bocetex Inc.

Mirabel

Quebec

CANADA

Distributor

Allura Imports Inc.

New York

New York

UNITED STATES

Published by
Health Canada
Audience
General public
Identification number
RA-76370

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