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NEWS from CPSC
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Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE8 A, ]5 h2 k+ h4 q
January 8, 2010
. |1 V. v- S$ lRelease # 10-105 | Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 347-94118 [" s) E! l$ S5 J+ r( g8 z
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
( e, h- P7 `% G$ o. h! ^CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 | Children抯 揃ig Rex and Friends?Cloth Books Recalled Due to Risk of Lead Exposure! M! M3 i/ P' Z! o4 S0 C
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. & ^3 d/ \8 C: p5 ]+ t! o" W
Name of Product: "Big Rex and Friends" Cloth Books. u" v8 n% H- M
Units: About 204,000
8 {, O0 [8 O2 T2 o$ ^% F. U$ M% n6 KImporter: St. Martin抯 Press LLC, of New York, N.Y.
9 _0 e6 \5 I9 r( O' D3 QHazard: A red plastic dot sewn in the book contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.0 Y% I# N9 \* m3 }8 X; y3 q6 J
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
; O1 j0 O: Z4 Q2 a. ?6 \Description: This recall involves 揃ig Rex and Friends?cloth books. The book has a black and white striped border with a red dinosaur on the cover. The words 揃ig Rex and Friends?are printed on the cover. ISBN 031249260X or 9780312492601 is printed on the back of the book.
: L! L& t2 ] d+ ]Sold at: Barnes & Noble, Toys 揜?Us, Amazon, Borders and other bookstores and retailers nationwide from May 2004 through October 2009 for about $9." q* N0 `0 ?! ?; i C
Manufactured in: China
% I% l7 q+ i- S3 d8 F5 G) _$ F" iRemedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled book away from children and contact St. Martin抯 Press for instructions on returning the book for a full refund.. M8 `! p) ]8 W; K1 \1 t% m" o
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact St. Martin抯 Press at (800) 347-9411 or visit the firm抯 Web site at www.priddybooks.com/recall2 A" l1 I" q" p5 u# A6 X1 C
Note: CPSC was alerted to this hazard by the U.S. PIRG
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[size=-1]--- CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
' x' ~+ h! z; {The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
5 d# y& W: E' c9 y8 N; i9 GTo report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.1 }8 l! c: z% B, d7 \- F; y. s+ _
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