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Children's
Sketchbooks Recalled by eeBoo Corp. Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
February 8, 2008
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the
firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following
consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Sketchbooks with Colored Spirals
Hazard: The paint on the sketchbooks' colored spiral metal bindings
contains excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint
standard.
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:
Style Name and Size:
Drawing Birds (yellow spiral) 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" - "eeBoo Great
Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover
Butterflies (yellow spiral) 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" - "eeBoo Great Illustrators
Sketchbook" is printed on front cover
Garden Party (green spiral) 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" - "eeBoo Great Illustrators
Sketchbook" is printed on front cover
Up in the Tree (green spiral) 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" - "eeBoo Great
Illustrators Sketchbook" is printed on front cover
Nemo with Princess in Balloon (red spiral) 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" -
"Sketchbook" is printed on front cover
Nature (yellow spiral) 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" - "eeBoo Great Illustrators
Sketchbook" is printed on front cover
Princess and Butterflies (yellow spiral) 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" - "Sketchbook"
is printed on front cover
Princess and Butterflies (yellow spiral) 10" x 14 1/2" - "Sketchbook" is
printed on front cover
Other styles of sketchbooks with colored or plain metal spiral bindings
are not included in this recall.
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.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, 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.
A picture of the recalled product is included for identification:

For more information on the hazard of lead, please
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