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Big Rex and Friends Cloth Books by Priddy Books
- Starting date:
- February 24, 2010
- Posting date:
- February 24, 2010
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Poisoning Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500002236
Affected products
Big Rex and Friends Cloth Books by Priddy Books
Product description
This recall involves Big Rex and Friends cloth books. The book has a black and white striped border with a red dinosaur on the cover. The words Big Rex and Friends are printed on the cover. The recalled books have ISBN 031249260X or 9780312492601 printed on the back of the book.
Hazard identified
A red plastic dot sewn in the book contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. Neither Priddy Books nor Health Canada has received reports of incidents or injuries related to the use of this product.
For more information on the risks and symptoms of lead exposure, visit Health Canada's: Reduce your exposure to lead.
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.
Number sold
Approximately 17,960 of the recalled books were sold at Toys R Us, Costco, and various other stores across Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from May 2004 to December 2009.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Distributor
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H.B.Fenn Company Ltd.
38 Nixon Road
Bolton
L7E 1W2
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled books away from children and mail the books to H.B.Fenn and Company Ltd. to receive a refund of $11.90CDN.
For more information, consumers may contact H.B.Fenn's customer service department at 1-800-267-3366.
Recalled books can be mailed to the following address; consumers are asked to include their name and return mailing address as well.
H.B.Fenn Company Ltd.
Attention: Big Rex
38 Nixon Road
Bolton, Ontario
L7E 1W2