RR Donnelley Recalls Educational Assessment Blocks Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
CPSC recall 08539. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Surface paint on the green wooden blocks contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
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.
CPSC recall 08539 has the recall date 24 Jan 2008. The notice names the firm Pearson Learning Group. The recall has about 18,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2008 has 9,500 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Lead or chemical. CPSC gives the product type Educational Materials.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | None reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 18,000 |
| 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. |
| Product | ESI-R Screening Materials, About 18,000, Educational Materials |
| 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… |
| Distributor | Pearson Learning Group |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 18,000Median of 2008: 9,500
- CPSC recalls of 2008
- 392
- Recalls of 2008 with one of the same hazards
- 22%
- Recalls of 2008 in the category Educational Materials
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Pearson Learning Group
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 08539. https://recallregister.com/product/4561-rr-donnelley-recalls-educational-assessment-blocks-due-to-violation-of/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 08539 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
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…
- How many units are in CPSC recall 08539?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 18,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China