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.

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