CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

Surface paint on the green wooden blocks contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Official Consumer Product Safety Recall • January 24, 2008

RR Donnelley Recalls Educational Assessment Blocks Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

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.

Required Consumer Action

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 Information

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

Recall Details

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 p
Injuries
None reported.
Recall Number
08539

Product Information

Product Name
ESI-R Screening Materials
Product Type
Educational Materials
Number of Units
About 18,000
Imported By
RR Donnelley, of Chicago, Ill.
Distributed By
Pearson Early Learning, of Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Manufactured In
China

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Full Contact Information

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