Various kids jewelry-making kits recalled for violation of Hazardous Substances Act, more than 224K impacted

LaRose Industries issued a recall for 224,100 Cra-Z-Art Gemex/Gel2Gem jewelry-making kits after learning that resin in the kits contained a hazardous amount of acrylate.

The recall alert said the resin in liquid form can cause skin, eye and respirator irritation or sensitization when inhaled, touched or ingested because there is a prohibited amount of hydroxyethylmethacrylate, also known as "HEMA."

The amount in the product outweighs what is allowed in children's products under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.