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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission* R+ s( t- k l5 H y1 Y( |- [# }" E
Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
$ [2 |3 y7 S1 o9 ] ?$ ]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
$ G w. E5 i B0 z. \August 20, 2009+ N1 F$ T& s6 X" h
Release # 09-320 | Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 367-9692
: E+ ^+ U( L8 p. p2 y0 \CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
2 d! I$ @4 k! x& X. f% iCPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 | Cloth Books Recalled by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard# ^# W9 c1 R* o! J% c, T c; g
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 consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: eebee抯 揌ave a Ball?Adventures Cloth Books
2 D$ m1 h9 \4 rUnits: About 15,0006 [ ]* e9 M) h
Importer: Sterling Publishing Co. Inc, of New York, New York% l5 \* L7 `; L0 j# G4 z+ Q
Hazard: A string attaching a ball to the book can become entangled in the basketball hoop element, posing a strangulation hazard to young children.
: U8 c6 m% {9 @% O8 xIncidents/Injuries: None reported.
$ y" q/ b( q2 M% U0 K, |& cDescription: This recall involves the eebee抯 揌ave a Ball?Adventure cloth book. This interactive activity book has a small cloth ball attached to a string which children use to complete activities in the book. The books are intended for children ages 9 to 36 months. ISBN 13:978-1-4027-5771-6 is located on a white tag attached to the book. Other eebee抯 Adventures cloth books are not included in this recall.
' _) D% ]5 A- U$ o9 JSold at: Book and toy stores nationwide and Internet retailers from June 2008 through June 2009 for about $15.
* T1 I, a8 K' P1 y8 X8 l0 L; {7 V" M2 FManufactured in: China
n4 r% r: H9 I1 B" ?9 _1 lRemedy: Consumers should immediately take the book away from children, and return the product to the place of purchase for a refund. # v4 w( T# M P" O/ @7 D
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. at (800) 367-9692 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers can also email the firm at custservice@sterlingpublishing.com
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[size=-1]CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
/ d" e- o5 e t* K! C4 P--- Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.4 j8 |' Z5 k' [; N7 S; x
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov. 4 z0 {. W$ l8 K( [8 n. l
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