RR Donnelley Educational Assessment Blocks recall: Violation of Lead Paint Standard
RR Donnelley Recalls Educational Assessment Blocks Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Why was RR Donnelley Educational Assessment Blocks recalled?
Surface paint on the green wooden blocks contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Purchasers should immediately stop using the blocks in the ESI-R Screening Materials. RR Donnelley will provide free replacement materials and instructions for returning the recalled product. RR Donnelley is directly contacting purchasers and posting information on its Web site. Contact: For additional information, contact RR Donnelley toll-free at (888) 988-2940 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.rrdonnelley.com/ESI-R-Recall
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- ESI-R Screening Materials
- Company
- RR Donnelley, of Chicago, Ill., Pearson Learning Group, of Upper Saddle River, N.J., Pearson Early Learning, of Upper Saddle River, N.J.
- Quantity
- About 18,000
- Sold at
- Pearson distributes to schools, examiners, and educators nationwide via sales representatives, catalogs, and the firms' Web sites www.pearsonschool.com and www.pearsonlearning.com, from January 2003 through November 2007 for about $23. The materials are part of a larger ESI-R kit that sold for about $120.
- Recall date
- January 24, 2008
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The green wooden blocks are part of the ESI-R Screening Materials, educational materials used by schools to assess young children. The items include 10 green wooden blocks, a plastic yellow car, an 8-ft. white cloth ribbon, 10 black and white printed cards with shapes, a red rubber ball, and a blue plastic button.