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notyard
08-22-2009, 02:34 PM
CPSC recall:


NEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission


Office of Information and Public AffairsWashington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2009
Release # 09-320 Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 367-9692
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Cloth Books Recalled by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard

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’s “Have a Ball” Adventures Cloth Books
Units: About 15,000
Importer: Sterling Publishing Co. Inc, of New York, New York
Hazard: A string attaching a ball to the book can become entangled in the basketball hoop element, posing a strangulation hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves the eebee’s “Have 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’s Adventures cloth books are not included in this recall.
Sold at: Book and toy stores nationwide and Internet retailers from June 2008 through June 2009 for about $15.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the book away from children, and return the product to the place of purchase for a refund.
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 (custservice@sterlingpublishing.com)

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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 (https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx)

notyard
08-28-2009, 06:06 PM
Health Canada recall on the same books sold there:

Consumer Product Recalls
http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/servlet/ShowImage?photoId=2357 (http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=840#images)

(http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/home-accueil-eng.jsp)
Recall Notice


Date

August 28, 2009
Product Name

eebee's "Have a Ball" Adventures Cloth Book
Full Product Description

This recall involves eebee's "Have 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 book is intended for children between 9 and 36 months of age, and is in English only. The recalled book has ISBN 13:978-1-4027-5771-6 printed on a white tag attached it.

Other eebee's Adventure Cloth Books are not included in this recall.
Hazard Identified

The string attaching the ball to the book can become entangled in the basketball hoop element on the book, posing a strangulation hazard to young children.

Health Canada has not received any reports of incidents or injuries related to the use of this product.

For some tips to help consumers choose safe toys and to help them keep children safe when they play with toys, see Health Canada's: Toy Safety Tips (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/cons/toy_safe-jouet_secur-eng.php).
Corrective Action

Consumers should immediately take the recalled book away from children and return the product to the place of purchase for a refund.

For more information, consumers may contact Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. at 1-800-367-9692 between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM ET Monday through Friday (in English only) or e-mail the firm at custservice@sterlingpublishing.com (custservice@sterlingpublishing.com).
Number Sold

Approximately 43 of the recalled products were sold at toy and book stores across Canada.
Time Period Sold

The recalled products were sold from June 2008 to June 2009.

Manufactured in China.
Companies

Importer
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. of New York, New York
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