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PrintAre your baby's and kid's toys and gear safe? Find out here.
Children's Sketchbooks
DATE: February 6, 2008
CATEGORY: Books & Videos
COMPANY/BRAND: eeBoo
THE DANGER: Paint on the sketchbooks' colored spiral metal bindings contains excessive levels of lead.
DESCRIPTION: The recall involves about 80,000 children's sketchbooks that have colored spiral metal bindings, drawing paper, and cardboard design covers. "eeBoo" and the style name are printed on a sticker on the back cover. The recall includes the following styles:
Style Name |
Size |
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| Drawing Birds (yellow spiral) | 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" | "eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Butterflies (yellow spiral) | 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" | "eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Garden Party (green spiral) | 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" | "eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Up in the Tree (green spiral) | 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" | "eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Nemo with Princess in Balloon (red spiral) | 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" | "Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Nature (yellow spiral) | 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" | "eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Princess and Butterflies (yellow spiral) | 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" | "Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Princess and Butterflies (yellow spiral) | 10" x 14" | "Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
SOLD AT: Specialty and gift stores nationwide from September 2005 through January 2008.
WHAT TO DO: Take the recalled sketchbooks away from children immediately and contact eeBoo Corp. to receive a free replacement sketchbook with a plain metal spiral. For additional information, contact eeBoo Corp. at (800) 791-5619 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit their Web site at www.eeBoo.com.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08184.html
