Safety regulator, DK Publishing Announce Recall of Children's Board Books with Sound Maker
Recall 04134 · May 13, 2004 · DK Publishing Inc.
214,000
units affected
214,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 04134
- Date
- May 13, 2004
- Company
- DK Publishing Inc.
- Units affected
- 214,000
- Product
- Children's Board Books with Sound Maker
- Product type
- Books & Accessories
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The heavy cardboard books were sold under eight different titles that feature photos or illustrations of the title theme: Dinosaurs, Emergency! (with a fire truck on the cover), Kitty's Adventure, On The Road (with a yellow Volkswagon Beetle on the cover), Puppy's Busy Day, Tractors, Trains, and Trucks. All the books have a raised sound button in the lower right corner, which features a sound relevant to the title. The "DK" logo is in the lower left corner of the books.
What can happen
The sound maker mounted inside a plastic covering on the last page of the books poses a choking hazard to young children if removed.
The fix
Consumers should take these books away from young children immediately and contact DK Publishing to receive a replacement book of equal value or a refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- DK Publishing has received one report of a 22-month-old child detaching the sound maker of one of the books and putting it in his mouth. The child was not injured.
- Sold at
- Bookstores, gift stores, news stands, discount department stores and warehouse clubs nationwide, and directly to consumers by phone order, from March 2001 through April 2004, for about $8.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled children's board books with sound maker?
Consumers should take these books away from young children immediately and contact DK Publishing to receive a replacement book of equal value or a refund.
What is the hazard?
The sound maker mounted inside a plastic covering on the last page of the books poses a choking hazard to young children if removed.
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.