Hachette Book Group Recalls Children's Books Due To Choking and Laceration Hazards
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2013-09-11 · 13284
Hazards
A metal rod holding small beads on the cover of books can detach and release small parts that present a choking hazard. A detached metal bar can expose a sharp edge posing a laceration hazard.
Recall
Number
13284
Date
2013-09-11
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Children's books titled "Count my Kisses, 1, 2, 3" and "Red, Green, Blue, I Love You"
Remedies
Options
Refund
Companies
Retailer(s)
Barnes and Noble, online at Amazon.com and by other booksellers and retailers from June 2013 to August 2013 for about $8.
Importer(s)
Hachette Book Group, Inc., New York, N.Y.
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The board-shaped children's books have cut out covers that serve as a handle and include an embedded bar in the handle with beads for children to play with. "Ages 3+" is printed on the back covers and the ISBN numbers are also on the back covers near the bar code. Two titles are included: Count my Kisses, 1, 2, 3, ISBN: 978-0-316-13354-8, has five colored cylindrical wooden beads with printed hearts on the rod; and, Red, Green, Blue, I Love You, ISBN: 978-0-316-13353-1, has five colored circular wooden beads on the metal rod.