Books & Accessories: CPSC recalls in this category

29 CPSC recalls are in the product category Books & Accessories. That is 0.3% of the 10,027 CPSC recalls on the register. The notices give about 2,903,150 units for these recalls. The median recall has 39,000 units.

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CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on 1 Oct 2026. The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.

Newest recalls

The newest 29 of 29.

Newest CPSC recalls in the category Books & Accessories
Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
11 Sep 2013	Hachette Book Group Recalls Children's Books Due To Choking and Laceration Hazards	Hachette Book Group, Inc., New York, N.Y	Laceration, Choking	70,000	13284
6 Apr 2010	Gund Recalls to Replace Baby Books Due to Choking Hazard	Gund	Choking	15,100	10190
8 Jan 2010	Children's "Big Rex and Friends" Cloth Books Recalled Due to Risk of Lead Exposure	St. Martin's Press	Lead or chemical, Poisoning	204,000	10105
8 Jan 2010	Home Improvement Books Recalled by Oxmoor House Due to Faulty Wiring Instructions; Shock or Fire Hazard to Consumers	Oxmoor House	Fire, Electric shock, Lead or chemical	951,000	10104
9 Dec 2009	Children's Plush Books Recalled by Simon & Schuster Due to Choking Hazard	Simon & Schuster	Choking	142,000	10059
20 Aug 2009	Cloth Books Recalled by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard	Sterling Publishing	Strangulation	15,000	09320
30 Dec 2008	Faulty Instructions Prompt Recall of Electrical Wiring How-to-Books by The Taunton Press; Shock Hazard to Consumers	The Taunton Press	Electric shock, Lead or chemical	64,000	09078
23 Sep 2008	Harry Potter Bookends Recalled By Giftco Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard	Giftco	Lead or chemical, Violation of standard	36,000	08404
8 Apr 2008	Children's Board Book Sets Recalled By Dalmatian Press Due to Choking Hazard	Dalmatian Press	Choking	17,000	08245
17 Oct 2007	Antioch Publishing Recalls Additional Bookmarks Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard		Lead or chemical, Violation of standard	200,000	08032
4 Oct 2007	Antioch Publishing Recalls Bookmarks and Journals Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard		Lead or chemical, Violation of standard	150,000	08010
17 May 2007	Bookspan Recalls Discovery Bunny Books Due to Choking Hazard	Animal Magic	Choking	16,000	07551
17 May 2007	Bookspan Recalls Clip-on Baby Books Due to Choking Hazard	Golden Ocean International Enterprise	Choking	9,500	07550
15 Jun 2006	Children's Cloth Books Recalled by Simon & Schuster	Simon & Schuster	Choking	9,000	06189
15 Dec 2005	CPSC, Advantage Publishers Group Announce Recall of Children's Books	Advantage Publishers Group	Choking	41,000	06054
13 May 2004	CPSC, DK Publishing Announce Recall of Children's Board Books with Sound Maker	DK Publishing	Choking	214,000	04134
20 Apr 2004	CPSC, Kids II Announce Recall of Children's Mirror Books		Laceration	225,000	04123
30 Mar 2004	CPSC, Kingfisher Publications Announce Recall of Children’s Easter Books	Kingfisher Publications PLC, a UK-based subsidiary of Houghton Mifflin	Choking	5,000	04110
7 Nov 2003	CPSC, Advantage Publishers Group Announce Recall of Children's Activity Books	Advantage Publishers Group	Choking	5,300	04029
15 Oct 2003	CPSC, John Wiley & Sons Inc. Announce Recall of "Candle and Soap Making For Dummies" Instruction Book	John Wiley and Sons	Burn	5,400	04010
17 Sep 2003	CPSC, Simon & Schuster Announce Recall of Children's Books	Simon and Schuster	Choking	26,000	03186
27 Feb 2003	CPSC, Random House, Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Board Book Sets	Random House	Choking	360,000	03087
20 Feb 2002	CPSC and Random House Announce Recall of Children's Book	Random House	Choking	39,000	02103
12 Feb 2002	CPSC, Disney Children's Book Group, LLC Announce Recall of Children's Book		Choking	5,180	02101
6 Nov 2001	CPSC, Candlewick Press Announce Recall of Children's Board Books		Choking	78,670	02034
15 May 1996	Color 'N Contrast Crib Book Recalled by Penguin USA	Musicland	Laceration		96113
23 Jan 1995	CPSC And Farrar, Straus & Giroux Announce Recall Of Children's Book, "Hey Diddle Diddle"	Book Club of the Month	Choking		95064
1 Dec 1994	Harpercollins Publishers Recall Children's Book, "Christmas In The Manger"		Choking		95039
4 Jan 1984	Children's Cloth Books Recalled by Random House	Random House	Choking		84001

Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Hazards

Books & Accessories: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Choking		19
Lead or chemical		6
Laceration		3
Violation of standard		3
Electric shock		2
Burn		1
Fire		1
Poisoning		1
Strangulation		1

Firms

Firms with a page, in the order of the number of recalls.

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in the category Books & Accessories, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2003, with 4 recalls.

Units in these recalls: 2,903,150
Median units of one recall: 39,000All CPSC recalls: 8,800
Share of all CPSC recalls on the register: 0.3%

Official channels

CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. Books & Accessories: CPSC recalls in this category. https://recallregister.com/category/books-accessories/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 29 Sep 2026

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Questions

Which hazards do the recalls in the category Books & Accessories have?: Choking: 19 recalls. Lead or chemical: 6 recalls. Laceration: 3 recalls.
What is the newest CPSC recall in the category Books & Accessories?: CPSC recall 13284, with the recall date 11 Sep 2013. The CPSC title is: Hachette Book Group Recalls Children's Books Due To Choking and Laceration Hazards
Which firms have a page and a recall in the category Books & Accessories?: 3 firms on this page. The list is in the order of the number of recalls and starts with Random House, with 3.
Where does the category Books & Accessories come from?: Books & Accessories is a product type of CPSC. This site uses the type of the first product of a recall. Most records before 2010 have no product type.