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Archived – Sketchbooks with Coloured Spirals
- Starting date:
- February 1, 2008
- Posting date:
- February 1, 2008
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Miscellaneous, Toys
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Poisoning Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001635
Affected products
Sketchbooks with Coloured Spirals
Product description
| Style Name | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing Birds (yellow spiral) | 8 ½" x 11 ½" | "eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Butterflies (yellow spiral) | 8 ½" x 11 ½" | "eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Garden Party (green spiral) | 8 ½" x 11 ½" | "eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Up in the Tree (green spiral) | 8 ½" x 11 ½" | "eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Nemo with Princess in Balloon (red spiral) | 8 ½" x 11 ½" | "Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Nature (yellow spiral) | 8 ½" x 11 ½" | "eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Princess and Butterflies (yellow spiral) | 8 ½" x 11 ½" | "Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
| Princess and Butterflies (yellow spiral) | 10" x 14" | "Sketchbook" is printed on front cover |
Other styles of sketchbooks with coloured or plain metal spiral bindings are not included in this recall.
Hazard identified
The paint on the sketchbooks' coloured spiral metal bindings contains excessive levels of lead.
Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit the following Healthy Canadians page: Reduce your exposure to lead.
No injuries have been reported.
Number sold
1,064 units sold in Canada
Time period sold
From September 2005 through January 2008
Place of origin
Manufactured in China
Companies
- Distributor
-
eeBoo Corp.
New York
New York
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled sketchbooks away from children.
Contact eeBoo Corp. to receive a free replacement sketchbook with a plain metal spiral.
For additional information, contact eeBoo Corp. at 1-800-791-5619 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at eeBoo Company.