Product Recall Number: 19-054
Why was Children’s soft books recalled?
A metal grommet used to attach a fabric flap to a page in the book can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Product Recall Number: 19-054
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2018-12-19
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Children’s soft books
Description: This recall involves “Find the Bear” soft fabric books with a variety of fabric flaps sewn or attached to the pages. The front cover has blue and purple horizontal stripes and a panda bear’s face sewn on. The Manhattan Toy logo is printed on a sewn-in label on the side of the book. Lot code “208150 AJ” is printed on another sewn-in label.
Hazard Description: A metal grommet used to attach a fabric flap to a page in the book can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 1,180 (in addition, about 20 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: Manhattan Toy has received one report of the metal grommet detaching from the page. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled books away from children, stop using them and return it to the place of purchase or contact Manhattan Toy for a full refund.
Sold At: Independent specialty retailers nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Buybuybaby.com, Manhattantoy.com and other websites from March 2017 through July 2018 for about $18.
Importers: The Manhattan Toy Company LLC, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: The Manhattan Toy Company LLC, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed