Child Safety Recalls January 2008

Here are the lastest end of January 2008 (23rd through 31st) recalls for child and family products. More to come shortly and then, I will be posting the February recalls.

Toy Racing Cars/Dollar Stores
Units: About 2,000
Manufacturer: OKK Trading Inc., of Commerce, Calif.
Surface paint on the toy cars contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
This recall involves toy racing cars that are operated with a remote control. The toy racing car comes with four additional tires and one remote control. “Formula 1” is printed on the packaging. Manufactured in: China
Sold at: Retail dollar and discount stores nationwide from October 2007 through November 2007 for about $1.

Consumers should immediately take this car away from children and return it to the store where purchased for a refund. For additional information, contact the company toll-free at (877) 655-8697 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at http://www.okktrading.com/

Battat Magnabild Magnetic Building Systems
Units: About 125,000
Distributor: Battat Inc., of Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Small magnets inside the building pieces can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Battat have received 16 reports of magnets coming out of the long flexible rods, 1-inch rods, and of the corners of square building pieces. No injuries have been reported.
This recall involves the 293-piece (item number BB1502H) and the 180-piece (item number BB1431H) Magnabild Magnetic Building System sets. Both sets come in rotating display cases that contain 1-inch and 4-inch rods with magnets, curved 1-inch rods, triangle and square pieces with magnets, square-shaped plastic building pieces, triangles and 5-sided pieces, and metal balls. The pieces come in different colors. All of the plastic building pieces, except the 4-inch flexible rods, have the word “Magnabild” in raised lettering on them. The item number is found on a hang tag attached to the set. The product is designed for children older than three years.
Manufactured in: China
Sold at: Various retailers nationwide and online sellers from 2005 through 2007 for between $30 and $40.

Consumers should immediately take the recalled Magnabild Magnetic Building System away from children and contact Battat to receive a pre-paid mailer to return the toy and to receive a free replacement product. For additional information, contact Battat at (800) 247-6144 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at http://www.battatco.com/

ESI-R Screening Materials/Blocks/Pearson Learning
Units: About 18,000
Importer: RR Donnelley, of Chicago, Ill.
Distributor: Pearson Learning Group, and Pearson Early Learning, of Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Surface paint on the green wooden blocks contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
The green wooden blocks are part of the ESI-R Screening Materials, educational materials used by schools to assess young children. The items include 10 green wooden blocks, a plastic yellow car, an 8-ft. white cloth ribbon, 10 black and white printed cards with shapes, a red rubber ball, and a blue plastic button.

Sold by: Pearson distributes to schools, examiners, and educators nationwide via sales representatives, catalogs, and the firm’s Web sites www.pearsonschool.com and www.pearsonlearning.com, from January 2003 through November 2007 for about $23. The materials are part of a larger ESI-R kit that sold for about $120.
Manufactured in: China

Purchasers should immediately stop using the blocks in the ESI-R Screening Materials. RR Donnelley will provide free replacement materials and instructions for returning the recalled product. RR Donnelley is directly contacting purchasers and posting information on its Web site.
Consumer Contact: : For additional information, contact RR Donnelley toll-free at (888) 988-2940 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.rrdonnelley.com/ESI-R-Recall



Big Wooden Blocks and Jumbo Wooden Train Sets - Christmas Tree Shop
Units: About 15,000
Retailer: Christmas Tree Shops, of South Yarmouth, Mass.
Manufacturer: First Learning Company Ltd., of Hong Kong
Surface paint on some pieces of the toys contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported. The Big Wooden Blocks contain 30 or 60 colorful block pieces in 11 geometric shapes. The Jumbo Wooden Train Sets contain 70 wooden pieces including trees, stop and railroad crossing signs, a red wooden engine and green train cars. The following style numbers and UPC numbers are printed on the packaging of the toys:
Big Wooden Learning Blocks – 30 pieces Style 7210, UPC 14559211
Big Wooden Learning Blocks – 60 pieces Style 7211, UPC 14559235
70 piece Jumbo Wooden Train Sets Style 13275A, UPC 14217340
Manufactured in: China
Sold at: Christmas Tree Shops located in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions from October 2006 through November 2007 for between $4 and $20.

Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and return the toys to any Christmas Tree Shop to receive a refund. For additional information, contact Christmas Tree Shops at (888) 287-3232 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at http://www.christmastreeshops.com/

Reading and Math Aids - School Use/SRA
Units: 185,000
Importer: RR Donnelley, of Chicago, Ill.
Retailers: SRA, of Columbus, Ohio, Glencoe, of Columbus, Ohio, and Wright Group, of Chicago, Ill.
Surface paint on the products contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
The following recalled reading and math aids are for use in the classroom. The item number is printed on the product’s packaging.
Reading Products
Photo Magnetic Dry-Erase Board - 007176266
The magnetic dry-erase boards have purple plastic frames. "SRA" logo is printed on the front of the boards. There are permanent squares imprinted on the face of each side of the board. Sold in a set of five. They measure 8 1/2" x 11".
Student Crown - 0026612887
The crowns are red, purple and gold with a thinking bubble in the middle. They were sold in packages of 12. The crown’s two ends close with Velcro to create a hat-like crown for students.
Puppet Thinking Crown - 0812603575
The crowns are red, purple and gold with a thinking bubble in the middle. The two ends close with Velcro to create a hat-like crown the teacher’s puppet wears. Includes a chin strap. The crown measures 16” long x 5” wide with a clear pocket on the front of the crown.
Angled Ruler - 002674452X
The clear plastic rulers are 12 inches long, bend in the middle, and have green imprints. Sold in packs of 10.
Magnetic Number Line - R00006029
The magnetic number lines are white, about 23 inches long, and are numbered from 1 to 25 on one side and 0 to 1 on the other side.
Target Mat -R85454.07 (Grade 1) R13159.15 (Grade 2)
The target mats are blue and white or blue, white and yellow with numbers. They measure 3’ x 3’.
Double Nine Dominos 0322090911
The double nine dominos contain 55 tiles. The tiles are white with dots of multiple colors.
Mimosa Measuring Tape 0322058333
The retractable white measuring tape has a florescent green casing. The tape is two sided in inches (red) and centimeters (black). “10M/33ft fiber glass measuring tape” is printed on the casing.
Two-Sided White Seamstress Flexible Tape Measure 36434R03 / RM004 / 0420024/ 0026744511
The two-sided flexible measuring tape has inches (60) on one side and centimeters (150) on the other side in black print with brass or silver stainless steel tips.

Sold by: SRA, Wright Group and Glencoe to schools nationwide from July 2003 through October 2007.
Manufactured in: China

Consumers should immediately take the recalled products away from children and contact RR Donnelley for information on returning the products for a free replacement item. RR Donnelley is directly contacting schools that purchased the reading and math aids
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact RR Donnelley toll free at (888) 240-2730 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit http://www.mhcares.com/