The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·07551·Announced 2007-05-17

Bookspan Recalls Discovery Bunny Books Due to Choking Hazard

Bookspan is recalling Discovery Bunny Books because a seam can open, exposing a plastic squeaker that poses a choking hazard to young children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard for young children with one reported incident of an infant choking, but no injuries were reported, fitting the High severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Bookspan is recalling Discovery Bunny Books due to a choking hazard. The seam on the bunny's left hind leg can open, exposing a plastic squeaker toy contained inside a cloth bag. This poses a choking hazard to young children.

Bookspan has received one report of a 4-month-old infant who began to choke on the plastic squeaker. The parent noticed the infant beginning to choke and cleared the squeaker from his throat. No injuries were reported in the source text.

The recall involves Discovery Bunny yellow cloth books. The mid-section of the yellow and white plush stuffed bunny opens to a six-page cloth book. The plush bunny has black & white checkered ears and feet. The "SoftPlay" logo is printed on a tag sewn into the bunny toy. About 16,000 units were sold by Bookspan mail-order catalogues and www.bookspan.com to book club members only from February 2006 through March 2007 for about $8 and $16.

Consumers should immediately take the recalled bunny books from children and either discard them or return them to Bookspan. Consumers will receive a full credit on their book club account. Bookspan has directly notified purchasers of the product recall by mail. For additional information, call Bookspan at (888) 793-6514 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.bookspan.com.

The recalled product

Product
Discovery Bunny Books
Manufacturer
Animal Magic Ltd., of Hong Kong
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
16,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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