The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·84001·Announced 1984-01-04

Random House Recalls Children's Cloth Books Due to Choking Hazard

Random House is recalling My Button Book and Hello Kitty's Button Book because detachable buttons pose a choking risk to children under three.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 children under three, which fits the rubric criterion for 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.' No injuries or illnesses were reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Random House is voluntarily recalling two children's cloth books, My Button Book and Hello Kitty's Button Book, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall is due to a risk that the buttons on the books can be pulled off and are small enough to present a choking hazard to children under three years of age.

Approximately 72,000 of these books were distributed nationwide since 1981. The books were sold for approximately $3.50 each. CPSC is not aware of any injuries involving these books, and Random House has not received any complaints.

Consumers should remove these books from use immediately and return them to the retailer where purchased for a full refund. Retailers are instructed to remove the books from sale immediately and return them to Random House for a refund. For further information, consumers may call CPSC's toll-free Hotline at 800-638-CPSC or use the teletypewriter number (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired.

The recalled product

Product
My Button Book, Hello Kitty's Button Book cloth books
Manufacturer
Random House
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Books
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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