Random House, Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Random House, Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Board Book Sets
The book sets were sold in cardboard boxes with plastic snaps. The plastic snaps can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 360,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $10
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The boxed sets included in the recall have children's characters on the front of the box, a colored plastic handle and plastic snaps. The book set titles are "MONSTERS TO GO!," "DISNEY PRINCESS - DISNEY THE PRINCESS COLLECTION 2," "DISNEY'S WINNIE THE POOH - A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS," and "BARBIE - MY BARBIE FUN BOX." Each book set contains four board books inside. Only book sets with plastic snaps are included in the recall. Book sets with metal snaps are not part of the recall.
The file
- Sold at
- Book, discount department stores and online retailers sold the recalled books nationwide, from August 2002 through January 2003, for about $10.
- Product type
- Books & Accessories
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Random House Inc., of New York, N.Y.
Incident log
CPSC and Random House have not received any reports of injuries involving these book sets. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately cut off the lid of the box with the plastic snaps and throw away the rest of the box. Send the lid with the plastic snaps to Tri-State, c/o Anthony Armetta, 325 Rabro Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11788, to receive a free replacement book set and a refund for postage.
For additional information contact Random House at (800) 805-8534 ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.randomhouse.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated FEB 27 2003; last revised MAY 21 2025.
