Children’s ‘Big Rex and Friends’ Cloth Books Recalled Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2010.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: “Big Rex and Friends” Cloth Books

Units: About 204,000

Importer: St. Martin’s Press LLC, of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: A red plastic dot sewn in the book contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if…