Safety regulator, Disney Children's Book Group, LLC Announce Recall of Children's Book
Recall 02101 · Feb 12, 2002 · Disney Children's Book Group, LLC, also known as Disney Press
5,180
units affected
5,180
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 02101
- Date
- Feb 12, 2002
- Company
- Disney Children's Book Group, LLC, also known as Disney Press
- Units affected
- 5,180
- Product
- Zowie's 123 Children's Book
- Product type
- Books & Accessories
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The Zowie's 123 book is a twelve page white board book that measures 6.5 inches by 6.5 inches, with a yellow plastic abacus-like toy attached to the back book cover. The abacus toy has five small beads: blue, green, red, yellow and orange. The beads slide along a plastic track. The book is based on the Rolie, Polie, Olie television series and depicts the Zowie character on its cover. The book can be identified with the ISBN code number 078683307-6, found on the back cover in the bottom corner.
What can happen
The books have a plastic abacus-like toy attached to the back cover, that contains five plastic beads. The beads can separate from the book cover, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take these recalled books away from young children and return the books to Disney Press for a full refund and postage. Mail the books to Disney Press, Attn: Zowie 123, 114 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011 and use six first-class stamps per book. Be sure to include a return address and phone number.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Disney Press has received one report of a 15-month-old boy who broke a bead from the book cover and placed it in his mouth. An adult was able to remove the bead from the child's mouth without injury.
- Sold at
- Bookstores nationwide sold the recalled books, from January 2002 through February 2002, for about $7.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled zowie's 123 children's book?
Consumers should immediately take these recalled books away from young children and return the books to Disney Press for a full refund and postage. Mail the books to Disney Press, Attn: Zowie 123, 114 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011 and use six first-class stamps per book. Be sure to include a return address and.
What is the hazard?
The books have a plastic abacus-like toy attached to the back cover, that contains five plastic beads. The beads can separate from the book cover, posing a choking hazard to young children.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.