February 26, 2008
Lead Recall – Children's Sketchbooks
The Onondaga County Health Department's Lead Poisoning Control Program is alerting parents of the following voluntary recall. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has determined that the products contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Product Description: The recalled children's sketchbooks have colored spiral metal bindings, drawing paper, and cardboard covers in the following styles. "eeBoo" and the style name are printed on a sticker on the back cover. The paint on the sketchbooks' colored spiral metal bindings contains excessive levels of lead. Only the following styles of sketchbooks with colored or plain metal spiral bindings are included in this recall.
Style Name Size
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
Distributor: eeBoo Corp., of New York, N.Y.
Manufactured in: China
Sold at: Specialty and gift stores nationwide from September 2005 through January 2008 for about $6.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled sketchbooks away from children and contact eeBoo Corp. to receive a free replacement sketchbook with a plain metal spiral or contact eeBoo Corp. at (800) 791-5619 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.eeBoo.com.
Pictures of the recalled item are available at www.cpsc.gov.
Young children are especially at risk for lead poisoning because they often put non-food items in their mouth. Children with lead poisoning do not look sick. A blood lead test must be done to determine if a child has lead poisoning. If left untreated, lead poisoning can cause behavioral and learning problems. To have your child tested or for more information about lead poisoning prevention call your doctor or the Onondaga County Health Department Lead Poisoning Control Program at (315) 435-3271.
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