Children's Sketchbooks Recalled by eeBoo Corp. Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Children's Sketchbooks Recalled by eeBoo Corp. Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2008 Release #08-184 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 791-5619 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Children’s Sketchbooks Recalled by eeBoo Corp. 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Sketchbooks with Colored Spirals Units: About 80,000 Distributor: eeBoo Corp., of New York, N.Y. Hazard: The paint on the sketchbooks’ colored spiral metal bindings contains excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. 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 Size Drawing Birds (yellow spiral) 8 ½” x 11 ½” “eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook” is printed on front cover Butterflies (yellow spiral) 8 ½” x 11 ½” “eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook” is printed on front cover Garden Party (green spiral) 8 ½” x 11 ½” “eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook” is printed on front cover Up in the Tree (green spiral) 8 ½” x 11 ½” “eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook” is printed on front cover Nemo with Princess in Balloon (red spiral) 8 ½” x 11 ½” “Sketchbook” is printed on front cover Nature (yellow spiral) 8 ½” x 11 ½” “eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook” is printed on front cover Princess and Butterflies (yellow spiral) 8 ½” x 11 ½” “Sketchbook” is printed on front cover Princess and Butterflies (yellow spiral) 10” x 14” “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. Manufactured in: China 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 at www.eeBoo.com