Children’s Plush Books Recalled by Simon & Schuster: Choking Hazard

December 10, 2009

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: MONDAY THE BULLFROG PLUSH BOOKS

UNITS: ABOUT 142,000

MANUFACTURER: SIMON & SCHUSTER INC., OF NEW YORK, N.Y.

HAZARD: THE PLASTIC EYE ON THE FROG CAN DETACH, WHICH MAY POSE A CHOKING HAZARD TO YOUNG CHILDREN.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: SIMON & SCHUSTER HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF THREE PLASTIC EYES THAT DETACHED AFTER USE AND ONE UNIT THAT WAS PACKAGED WITH A DETACHED EYE. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

DESCRIPTION: MONDAY THE BULLFROG IS A PLUSH PUPPET BULLFROG WITH A BOARD BOOK ATTACHED TO THE FROG’S MOUTH. IT WAS SOLD IN CLEAR PLASTIC PACKAGING, AND THE BOOK IS MARKED WITH ISBN NUMBERS 10: 1416912312 AND 13: 9781416912316 PRINTED INSIDE THE MOUTH OF THE BULLFROG.

SOLD AT: BOOKSTORES AND RETAILERS NATIONWIDE AND ONLINE FROM JANUARY 2006 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2009 FOR ABOUT $18.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY PLACE THE PRODUCT OUT OF A CHILD’S REACH AND CONTACT SIMON & SCHUSTER FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT PRODUCT.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL SIMON & SCHUSTER AT (800) 732-9531 BETWEEN 8:30 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR VISIT THE COMPANY’S WEB SITE AT HTTP://KIDS.SIMONANDSCHUSTER.COM

MEDIA CONTACT: PAUL CRICHTON, AT (212) 698-2809 OR EMAIL PAUL.CRICHTON@SIMONANDSCHUSTER.COM PICTURE OF RECALLED MONDAY THE BULLFROG PLUSH BOOK