RR Donnelley Recalls Educational Assessment Blocks Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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.
Date: | January 24 2008 |
Name of Products: | ESI-R Screening Materials |
Units: | About 18,000 |
Manufacturer: | Imported by RR Donnelley, of Chicago, Ill. Distributed by Pearson Learning Group, and Pearson Early Learning, of Upper Saddle River, N.J. |
Hazard: | Surface paint on the green wooden blocks contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
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Incidents/Injuries: | None reported. |
Description: | The green wooden blocks are part of the ESI-R Screening Materials, educational materials used by schools to assess young children. The items include 10 green wooden blocks, a plastic yellow car, an 8-ft. white cloth ribbon, 10 black and white printed cards with shapes, a red rubber ball, and a blue plastic button. |
Sold at: | Pearson distributes to schools, examiners, and educators nationwide via sales representatives, catalogs, and the firm’s Web sites www.pearsonschool.com and www.pearsonlearning.com, from January 2003 through November 2007 for about $23. The materials are part of a larger ESI-R kit that sold for about $120. |
Manufactured in: | China |
Remedy: | Purchasers should immediately stop using the blocks in the ESI-R Screening Materials. RR Donnelley will provide free replacement materials and instructions for returning the recalled product. RR Donnelley is directly contacting purchasers and posting information on its Web site. |
Consumer Contact: | RR Donnelley |