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

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Brand

RR Donnelley

Product

ESI-R Screening Materials

Units

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.

Understand the issue

Surface paint on the green wooden blocks contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal 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.