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Hachette Book Group Recalls Children's Books Due To Choking and Laceration Hazards is CPSC recall #13284, announced on September 11, 2013. The CPSC cites the following hazard: 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. The remedy is consumers should immediately take the recalled books away from children and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.. Affected brand: Hachette Book Group, Inc., New York, N.Y..
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.
Affected products
Children's books titled "Count my Kisses, 1, 2, 3" and "Red, Green, Blue, I Love You"
Recalled brands
Hachette Book Group, Inc., New York, N.Y.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately take the recalled books away from children and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Recall date
September 11, 2013
CPSC recall #13284 covers Hachette Book Group Recalls Children's Books Due To Choking and Laceration Hazards, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on September 11, 2013. The CPSC cites the following hazard: 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.
The CPSC remedy for recall #13284 is consumers should immediately take the recalled books away from children and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/Hachette-Book-Group-Recalls-Childrens-Books. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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